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单词 nicker
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
nick•er1  (nikər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that nicks.
  • nick + -er1 1660–70

nick•er2  (nikər),USA pronunciation v.i., n. [Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.]
  1. Dialect Termsneigh.
  2. Dialect Termslaugh;
    snicker.
  • 1785–95; apparently variant of nicher, neigher, frequentative of neigh; see -er6

nick•er3  (nikər),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er, -ers for 1.
  1. British Termsone pound sterling.
  2. British Terms[Australian.]money.
  • perh. special use of nicker1 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nicker /ˈnɪkə/ vb (intransitive)
  1. (of a horse) to neigh softly
  2. to laugh quietly; snigger
Etymology: 18th Century: perhaps from neigh
nicker /ˈnɪkə/ n ( pl -er)
  1. Brit slang a pound sterling
Etymology: 20th Century: of unknown origin
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