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Meanings of balker in английском

A person who refuses to comply.

Usage of balker in английском
1
A small schoolmate, the balker's daughter, brought gingerbread to school every morning, and Little Sam was just "honing" for some of it.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866
2
Your name is Mr. Balker, the mate of the Rattler, the blockade-runner from which we escaped in a whaleboat.
A Victorious Union
3
How are ye, Mr. Balker?
A Victorious Union
4
"Which, while they're still fast friends, was the last word ever passed between them on the subject of the funker and the balker."
The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier
Balker through the time