tacker

Fastener insertion tool

A tacker is a tool for driving tacks or staples—a staple gun or similar fastening device: She used a tacker to attach the fabric to the frame.

In Australian slang, tacker means a small child, roughly equivalent to "little tyke": The tackers were running around the backyard.

fastening

staple

Basic dietary necessity

  • staplerDevice binding paper sheets
  • staplingFastening with wire clips
  • pinPointed metal fastener

clip · attach · secure · fasten · bind · affix · punch · sheets · documents · paperwork

australian

child

Person before puberty

  • kidChild or young goat
  • youngsterPerson of tender years
  • tykeYoung child, often naughty

tot · nipper · ankle-biter · little one · young one · small fry · sprout · mite · slang · colloquial

sewing

stitch

Thread loop in fabric

  • basteMoisten while roasting
  • hemFolded garment edge
  • threadFiber for stitching

needle · thimble · bobbin · fabric · seam · seamstress · tailor · pincushion · quilting · patchwork

tools

hammer

Tool for striking nails

  • malletSoft-headed striking tool
  • gunProjectile-launching weapon
  • staple gunTool firing bent fasteners

pliers · remover · punch · awl · lever

nautical

sail

Ship's wind-catching fabric

  • riggingRopes controlling ship sails
  • ropeThick twisted fibers
  • lineContinuous mark or queue

halyard · cleat · marlinspike · bowsprit · jib · spinnaker · mainsail · furl · winch · mast

Categories
Opposites
fastening tool function

tackerstaple remover

Tool for extracting fasteners

pry bar · claw hammer · extractor · ripper · nail puller

AGE/MATURITY (Australian slang)

tackeroldster

Informal term for elder

old-timer · grown-up · adult · elder · codger

Phrases
Family

attack, tack, tackle, tacky, attacker, attacks, tackling, tackles, tacked

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G