plunker

ˈplʌŋkər

Definition

Definition of plunker - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

music

Rare

person who plays a plucked string instrument

Rare

The plunker in the band skillfully played the banjo..

picker

fall

Dated

heavy or clumsy fall

Dated

He took a plunker down the stairs and bruised his knee..

spill

tumble

sports

Rare

baseball hit that drops suddenly

Rare

He managed a plunker into the outfield.

blooper

fluke

fishing

Dated

angler who fishes from the shore

Dated

The plunker waited patiently by the river.

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Origin of plunker

English, plunk (drop heavily) + -er (agent)

Examples of plunker in a sentence

As a plunker, he was well-known in the local music scene.
She had a plunker on the icy sidewalk.
The toddler took a plunker off the couch.
The batter hit a plunker that confused the outfielders.
His plunker barely made it past the infield.
The plunker caught a big fish from the dock.

Plunkers often enjoy the tranquility of shore fishing.

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French:joueur de cordes pincées, chute lourde, ...
German:Banjo-Spieler, Plumps, ...
Italian:pizzicatore, ruzzolone, ...
Spanish:pulsador, porrazo, ...
Portuguese:dedilhador, tombo pesado, ...
Chinese:弹拨乐器演奏者, 重重摔倒, ...
Japanese:弦楽器奏者, 重い落下, ...
Arabic:عازِف آلَة وَتَرِيَّة, سقطة, ...
Hebrew:נַגָּן פְּרִיטָה, נְפִילָה כְּבֶדָּה, ...
Russian:щипковый музыкант, тяжёлое падение, ...
Ukrainian:струнник, гепання, ...
Hindi:तार वादक, भारी गिरावट, ...
Bengali:তারকার, ধপাস, ...
Catalan:guitarrista, patac, ...
Czech:brnkač, rána, ...
Danish:strengeinstrumentspiller, plask, ...
Dutch:tokkelaar, zware val, ...
Greek:παίκτης έγχορδων, βαριά πτώση, ...
Hungarian:pengetős hangszeres, esés, ...
Khmer:អ្នកលេងឧបករណ៍តន្ត្រីខ្សែដោយកេះ, ការដួលធ្ងន់, ...
Korean:현악기 연주자, 쿵 떨어짐, ...
Persian:نوازنده سازهای زهی, سقوط سنگین, ...
Polish:muzyk grający na instrumentach strunowych szarpanych, ciężki upadek, ...
Portuguese (BR):dedilhador, tombo pesado, ...
Romanian:cântăreț la instrumente cu coarde, cădere grea, ...
Swedish:strängspelare, plums, ...
Thai:นักดีดเครื่องสาย, การล้มหนัก, ...
Turkish:telli çalgıcı, düşüş, ...
Vietnamese:người chơi đàn dây, ngã mạnh, ...

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