wisecracker

wisecracker

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English wisecrack
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English wisecracker

    From wisecrack + -er.

    Noun

    wisecracker (plural wisecrackers)

    1. A person who makes wisecrack remarks; a smart aleck.

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