Balker

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  • n. A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who, or that which, balks.
  • n. A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. One who balks, in any sense of the verb.
  • n. A man stationed on a cliff or an eminence to look out for shoals of herrings or pilchards, and signal the direction taken by them.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person who refuses to comply
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    person    mortal    individual    someone    soul    somebody   
    Hyponym
    negativist   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    conder    huer   
     
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