necker

English

Etymology 1

neck +‎ -er, from the verb.

Noun

necker (plural neckers)

  1. Someone who kisses; a 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 witheringly. "Necker!"
      Ann shuddered.
      "Yes, Necker!...
    • 2008, Don Malarkey, ‎Bob Welch, Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II
      We all ate at the Liberty Grill, and then Bernice and I drove her family's Pontiac upriver, to a hill overlooking Tongue Point, where plenty of neckers were fogging up the windows.

Etymology 2

neck +‎ -er, from the noun.

Noun

necker (plural neckers)

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