punker en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From punk + -er.
Meanings
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(dated, slang) Synonym of punk (“a musician known for playing punk rock or a fan of the genre”).
1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Four big hippie bikers were out there drinking & eyeing up the punkers.
And famous punker Joe Strummer figures prominently in Mercury's life.
1988 July 29, Diana Spinrad, “Burnin' With the 8 Ball”, in Chicago Reader:She was a crack-up, she thought she was such a punker. She always had some punk group on her headset.
2006, John De Herrera, The Kingsnake in the Sun, page 72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punkers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |