Etymograph

English

tacker

From tack + -er.

A compound of tack + -er

Middle English tak

English tack

Today it means

noun A person who, or device that tacks (in various senses).

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tacker”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / tacker