balker
balker · balkers
Someone or something that balksSomeone or something that balks; a naysayer.
Meaning
2 sensesSomeone or something that balks; a naysayer.
(obsolete)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.
More definitions
- a person who refuses to comply
Origin
From balk + -er.From balk + -er.
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