chinker
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Meaning · English
Money.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Riley […] bade the Israelite "make haste with the chinkers." Old David tottered slowly across the apartment, to the closet before spoken of, groaning at the very idea of parting with so much money; […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “chinker” mean?
Money.
Is “chinker” formal or informal?
chinker is generally slang.