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Definitions for Bucker

[1] a horse that bucks.
[2] a person who bucks rivets.
[3] a person employed to carry, shovel, lift, or load coal, farm produce, etc.
[4] (in lumbering) a person who saws felled trees into shorter, more easily hauled lengths.
[5] the male of the deer, antelope, rabbit, hare, sheep, or goat.
[6] the male of certain other animals, as the shad.
[7] an impetuous, dashing, or spirited man or youth.
[8] Disparaging and Offensive . a contemptuous term used to refer to an American Indian male or a black male.
[9] buckskin.
[10] bucks, casual oxford shoes made of buckskin, often in white or a neutral color.
[11] Military . of the lowest of several ranks involving the same principal designation, hence subject to promotion within the rank: buck private; buck sergeant.
[12] the male of various animals including the goat, hare, kangaroo, rabbit, and reindeer (as modifier ) a buck antelope
[13] Southern African an antelope or deer of either sex
[14] US informal a young man
[15] archaic a robust spirited young man
[16] archaic a dandy; fop
[17] the act of bucking
[18] (intr) (of a horse or other animal) to jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
[19] (tr) (of a horse, etc) to throw (its rider) by bucking
[20] (when intr , often foll by against ) informal , mainly US and Canadian to resist or oppose obstinately to buck against change ; to buck change
[21] (tr; usually passive) informal to cheer or encourage I was very bucked at passing the exam
[22] US and Canadian informal (esp of a car) to move forward jerkily; jolt
[23] US and Canadian to charge against (something) with the head down; butt
[24] US , Canadian and Australian informal a dollar
[25] Southern African informal a rand
[26] a fast buck easily gained money
[27] bang for one's buck See bang 1 (def. 15)
[28] gymnastics a type of vaulting horse
[29] US and Canadian a stand for timber during sawing Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): sawhorse
[30] (tr) US and Canadian to cut (a felled or fallen tree) into lengths
[31] poker a marker in the jackpot to remind the winner of some obligation when his turn comes to deal
[32] pass the buck informal to shift blame or responsibility onto another
[33] the buck stops here informal the ultimate responsibility lies here
[34] Pearl S (ydenstricker ). 1892–1973, US novelist, noted particularly for her novel of Chinese life The Good Earth (1931): Nobel prize for literature 1938

Words related to Bucker

logger, feller, lumberman, cruiser, trimmer

Words nearby Bucker

buckaroo, buckbean, buckboard, bucked, buckeen, bucker, bucket, bucket about, bucket brigade, bucket conveyor, bucket ladder

Origin of Bucker

1before 1000; Middle English bukke, Old English bucca he-goat, bucc male deer; cognate with Dutch bok, German Bock, Old Norse bukkr; def. 5, 6 by shortening; buck private (from circa 1870) perhaps as extension of general sense “male,” i.e., having no status other than being male

Word origin for Bucker

C19: probably from buckhorn knife , placed before a player in poker to indicate that he was the next dealer

Synonyms for Bucker

cruiser, feller, logger, lumberman, trimmer, birler, lumber cutter, timber cruiser, whistle punk