acker

/ ˈækə /

noun

1. informal.
   a variant spelling of acca
2. slang.
   a pimple

Word History and Origins

Origin of acker¹

for sense 2, a shortened form of acne

Example Sentences

In 2017, Kraus published an exhilarating and somewhat nontraditional biography of Kathy Acker, who died in 1997.

From Los Angeles Times

“After Kathy Acker” brought a writer who had long puzzled me vividly to life and was a guide and inspiration for my last novel, which was the reason Kraus and I first met in spring of this year.

From Los Angeles Times

I wrote the Acker biography after “Summer of Hate,” and even though it was a literary biography, I approached it like a novel in terms of selection and shape.

From Los Angeles Times

University of Michigan regent and attorney Jordan Acker called the vandalism “antisemitic” and said staff at the Goodman Acker law firm’s Southfield headquarters discovered it Monday morning.

From Seattle Times

Splotches of red paint were left on the “Goodman Acker” sign above the building’s doors.

From Seattle Times