jerker

ˈdʒɜːrkər

Definition

Definition of jerker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

action

Rare

person or thing that performs a jerking action

Rare

The machine acts as a jerker during operation.

puller

twitcher

yanker

wildlife

TECH.

North American river chub fish

TECH.

The jerker is commonly found in freshwater streams.

chub

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North American river chub fish

Expressions with jerker

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soda jerker

person working at a soda fountain

The soda jerker made the best milkshakes in town.

Origin of jerker

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Examples of jerker in a sentence

He built a jerker to test the new device.
Anglers often catch the jerker in these waters.
The jerker is a key species in the river ecosystem.

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French:secoueur, chabot, ...
German:Ruckmaschine, Döbel, ...
Italian:agitatore, chub, ...
Spanish:sacudidor, pez chub, ...
Portuguese:sacudidor, peixe chub, ...
Chinese:抽动器, 北美河鲢, ...
Japanese:ジャーカー, リバーチャブ, ...
Arabic:مُهَزْهِز, سمكة الشبوط النهري الأمريكي, ...
Hebrew:מְנַעֵר, דַּג גַּרְעִינָן נְהָרוֹת צְפוֹן-אָמֶרִיקָאִי, ...
Russian:рывковый механизм, чуб, ...
Ukrainian:ривковий механізм, чуб, ...
Hindi:झटका देने वाला, जर्कर, ...
Bengali:ঝাঁকুনি দেওয়ার যন্ত্র, জার্কার, ...
Catalan:sacsejador, barbó de riu, ...
Czech:trhač, střevle, ...
Danish:ryster, flodkarpe, ...
Dutch:schokker, riviergrondel, ...
Greek:τρανταχτής, jerker, ...
Hungarian:rángató, folyami domolykó, ...
Khmer:អ្នក ឬឧបករណ៍សម្រាប់កន្ត្រាក់, ត្រីជប់ទន្លេអាមេរិកខាងជើង, ...
Korean:갑작스러운 움직임을 수행하는 것, 강준치, ...
Persian:تکان‌دهنده, جرکر, ...
Polish:szarpak, strzebla, ...
Portuguese (BR):puxador, chub de rio, ...
Romanian:smucitor, pește chub, ...
Swedish:ryckare, jerker, ...
Thai:ตัวกระตุก, เจอร์เกอร์, ...
Turkish:sarsıcı, tatlı su balığı, ...
Vietnamese:thiết bị giật, cá jerker, ...

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