Pool table preparer
A racker is someone who racks—arranging balls on a pool table, organizing items on shelves, or transferring beer or wine between vessels.
In billiards specifically, the racker sets up the balls before each game: The racker left a gap in the triangle.
The term also appears in compounds like wine racker for storage furniture.
Interrupt continuity
snooker · balls · table · setup · frame · spot · diamond · eight-ball · nine-ball
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Pool table preparer
A racker is someone who racks—arranging balls on a pool table, organizing items on shelves, or transferring beer or wine between vessels.
In billiards specifically, the racker sets up the balls before each game: The racker left a gap in the triangle.
The term also appears in compounds like wine racker for storage furniture.
1. billiards — break, Interrupt continuity; triangle (Three-sided plane figure); cue (Trigger for action); pool (Collective fund or basin); snooker · balls · table · setup · frame · spot · diamond · eight-ball · nine-ball
BILLIARDS ROLEracker ≠ breaker Wave that collapses shoreward; shooter · striker · player
TORTURE ROLEracker ≠ victim One harmed by another; racked · sufferer · tortured · prisoner
rack up (Accumulate in quantity); racking up (Accumulating in quantity); racked up (Accumulated in quantity); coat rack (Freestanding garment holder); towel rack (Fixture for hanging linens); dish rack (Countertop draining stand)
rack, racking, racked, racketeer, rerack, reracked, rackful, reracking
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/racker