Synonyms for spanker

Most common

blooper · tallboy · slapper

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A fore-and-aft gaff-rigged sail on the aft-most mast of a square-rigged vessel.

Related words

Phrases

plank spanker

Forms

Plural

spankers → bloopers, tallboys, slappers…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

blooper², slapper, tallboy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (blooper² = 2 syllables).