tacker

A noun referring to a worker who fastens items using tacks or spot welding, a sewer who uses long loose stitches, or a hand-held machine for driving staples.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее рабочего, который скрепляет предметы гвоздями или точечной сваркой, портного, использующего длинные свободные стежки, или ручной инструмент для забивания скоб.

1. Fastening worker B2 formal

   A worker who fastens things by tacking them, such as with tacks or by spot welding.

   • The tacker carefully secured the carpet to the floor.
   • He worked as a tacker in the furniture factory.
   • The tacker used a hammer to drive the tacks into the wood.

   🇷🇺Рабочий по креплению

2. Sewing assistant B2 formal

   A sewer who fastens a garment with long, loose stitches before final sewing.

   • The tacker basted the sleeves before the tailor finished the dress.
   • She worked as a tacker in the garment industry.
   • The tacker's job was to hold the fabric pieces together temporarily.

   🇷🇺Смёточник

   Synonyms: baster

3. Stapling tool B2 informal

   A hand-held machine for driving staples home, used in construction or packaging.

   • He used a tacker to staple the insulation to the wall.
   • The tacker jammed while he was working on the roof.
   • She bought a new tacker for her DIY projects.

   🇷🇺Степлер

   Synonyms: staple gun