Home › Words › P › plankerplanker/ˈplæŋkə/planker means A workman who fits planks to a ship.planker is pronounced /ˈplæŋkə/.EtymologyFrom plank + -er.nounA workman who fits planks to a ship.A clodcrusher.A tree with a straight trunk suitable for cutting into planks.A skier.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).