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necker¹

Where it comes from

From neck + -er, from the verb.

noun neckers

  1. slang Someone who kisses primarily in the neck; a neck kisser. 1931, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Big Money', Herbert Jenkins: London, page 195. "A nice girl like you! A girl who has always prided herself on her fastidiousness. A girl who could never understand how other girls in her set could make themselves cheap and let themselves be pawed about—Ugh!" said Conscience w

necker²

Where it comes from

From neck + -er, from the noun.

noun neckers

  1. especially, in compounds Someone or something with a certain type of neck.

necker³

Where it comes from

Clipping of neckerchief.

noun neckers

  1. A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck. Our uniform is a green Scout shirt with the Group necker, woggle and badges. The Group necker is half blue, half yellow and worn so that the blue part is on the left, nect to the membership badge.

Necker⁴

Where it comes from

From French Necker, from German Necker.

proper noun Neckers

  1. countable A surname from French.
  2. countable, uncountable A small island of the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaii, United States, named after Jacques Necker; in full, Necker Island.

    Similar: Necker Island, Mokumanamana

Necker⁵

Where it comes from

From Dutch Neckere.

proper noun

  1. An island of the British Virgin Islands, United Kingdom in the West Indies, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean, named after Jonathan de Neckere; in full, Necker Island.

    Similar: Necker Island

Necker⁶

Where it comes from

From German Necker.

proper noun Neckers

  1. A surname from German.

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name Necker, HI, US

FrançaisÎle Necker

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@misc{necker_2026,
  title = {necker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/necker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}