sacker

noun

"sacker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sacker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who sacks or plunders.

Key facts for sacker
PropertyValue
Headwordsacker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sacker” sits in English frequency

sacker falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sacker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 7 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sacker, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From sack + -er. The correct English form is sacker, spelled S-A-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who sacks or plunders.
  2. 2
    A person who fills or makes sacks or bags.
  3. 3
    A person who fills or makes sacks or bags.
  4. 4
    A machine or device for filling sacks.
  5. 5
    A person who sacks or fires (dismisses someone from a job or position).
  6. 6
    A baseman (player positioned at or near a base).
  7. 7
    A player who sacks (tackles the offensive quarterback behind the line of scrimmage before he is able to throw a pass).

Etymology

From sack + -er.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sacker"?
"sacker" is spelled S-A-C-K-E-R.
What does "sacker" mean?
As a noun, "sacker" means: A person who sacks or plunders.
What is the origin of the word "sacker"?
From sack + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “sacker”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-A-C-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list