Crossword clues for balker
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Balker \Balk"er\, n. [See 2d Balk.] One who, or that which, balks.
Balker \Balk"er\, n. [See last Balk.] A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass; a conder; a huer.
Wiktionary
n. 1 One who, or that which balks. 2 A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.
WordNet
n. a person who refuses to comply [syn: baulker, noncompliant]
Usage examples of "balker".
Then he almost stepped off into space, and told the mare he was sorry for cussing it as a balker once he saw why the trail ran the way it did.
Then he almost stepped off into space, and told the mare he was sorry for cussing it as a balker once he saw why the trail ran the way it did.