Noun spanker has 2 senses
  1. slapper, spanker - a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family"
    --1 is a kind of hitter, striker
    Derived form: verb spank1
  2. spanker - a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel
    --2 is a kind of
    fore-and-aft sail
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