trekker

Pronunciation: /ˈtrɛ.kər/

“trekker” is a Dutch word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

puller, (someone or something that pulls)
trigger
tractor (agricultural vehicle)
wayfarer, a hiker
migratory bird (sometimes specified as an actually migrating bird)
squeegee
lead, driving force (person in charge of a project)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch trecker. Equivalent to trekken + -er. The sense “tractor” is a phono-semantic matching of English tractor. Compare the same in German Trecker.

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More Dutch words

trekje
trekkast
trekken
trekken aan een dood paard
trekking
trekmier
trekpaard
trekpen

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