bucker

¹

[ buhk-er ]

noun

1. a horse that bucks.
2. a person who bucks rivets.
3. a person employed to carry, shovel, lift, or load coal, farm produce, etc.

bucker

²

[ buhk-er ]

noun

, Canadian.

1. (in lumbering) a person who saws felled trees into shorter, more easily hauled lengths.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bucker¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; buck ² + -er ¹

Origin of bucker²

First recorded in 1905–10; buck ³ in the sense “to cut or saw wood with a bucksaw” + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“When you’re riding a bull, you never know if you’re really getting a bucker or one that’s a little bit more easygoing,” Jinkins said in an interview.

From Seattle Times

"We focused on changes in three central components of subjective well-being," explains Professor Susanne Bücker, who initially worked on the study in Bochum and has since moved to Cologne: "Life satisfaction, positive emotional states and negative emotional states."

From Science Daily

"Overall, the study indicated a positive trend over a wide period of life, if we look at life satisfaction and negative emotional states," as Susanne Bücker sums up the results.

From Science Daily

The change will require a work force of “several hundred positions,” said Vera Bücker, a spokeswoman for RWE.

From New York Times

Tools include Pulaskis and McLeods; a chainsaw cutter is the “saw,” her partner a “bucker,” etc.

From Los Angeles Times