cranker

USKRANGK-er/ˈkɹæŋkɚ/UKKRANG-kuh/ˈkɹæŋkə/

2 meanings of cranker

1
nouncountable
A person who turns a crank, a handle that makes a machine work.
We took turns being the cranker on Grandma's old ice cream machine.
At the old well, two crankers worked together to pull up the heavy bucket.
Note

Less common meaning

2
adjective
Comparative of crank. This is a rare word.

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Origin

From the verb crank plus -er.