corker

• Substantiv mit zwei Bedeutungen: veralteter umgangssprachlicher Ausdruck für eine hervorragende oder großartige Sache oder Person, oder eine Maschine zum Einsetzen von Korken in Flaschen.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a dated slang term for a remarkable or excellent thing or person, or a machine used to insert corks into bottles.

1. Remarkable or excellent thing/personC1informalbritish

   An outstanding, impressive, or excellent example of something or someone.

   Etwas Hervorragendes

   • That joke was a real corker!
   • She told a corker of a story about her travels.
   • He's a corker of a player; the team is lucky to have him.

   Synonymebeautcrackerhumdingerknockoutlulupipripperstunnerwow

2. Corking machineC2formal

   A device or machine used to insert corks into bottles.

   Verkorkungsmaschine

   • The winery invested in a new corker for the production line.
   • The corker malfunctioned and damaged several bottles.
   • They use an automatic corker to seal the wine bottles.