Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun spanker

2 senses of spanker

Sense 1
slapper, spanker -- (a hitter who slaps (usually another person) with an open hand; "someone slapped me on the back and I turned to see who the slapper was"; "my father was the designated spanker in our family")
       => hitter, striker -- (someone who hits; "a hard hitter"; "a fine striker of the ball"; "blacksmiths are good hitters")

Sense 2
spanker -- (a fore-and-aft sail set on the aftermost lower mast (usually the mizzenmast) of a vessel)
       => fore-and-aft sail -- (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)