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stacker

noun

  1. large machine used in bulk material handling
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈstækɚ/

name

Etymology: Borrowed from German Stäcker.

  1. A surname from German.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English stack Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English stacker From stack + -er.

  1. Any person or thing that stacks.

    “As behavioral scientists we are not good block stackers — we don't replicate enough or build systematically across knowledge bases.”

  2. Any person or thing that stacks.
  3. Any person or thing that stacks.
  4. Any device allowing items to be stacked.

    “a spring-loaded plate stacker in a cafeteria”

  5. Any device allowing items to be stacked.
  6. A person who collects precious metal in the form of various small objects such as coins and bars.