# yorker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈjɔː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #15,311

## Definitions
1. A ball bowled so as to bounce at or near the batsman's popping crease.

## Etymology
Possibly from 18th- and 19th-century slang phrase "to pull Yorkshire on a person", meaning to trick or deceive them. Compare come Yorkshire over.

## Easily confused with
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/york-vs-yorker)
- **yoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoke-vs-yorker)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yore-vs-yorker)
- **Yorke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yorke-vs-yorker)
- **yonder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yonder-vs-yorker)
- **Yonkers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yonkers-vs-yorker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oyrker`, `yokrer`, `yorekr`, `yorkerr`, `yorkker`, `yorkre`, `yorrker`, `yroker`, `yyorker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yorker