noun
- a person who caulks seams in ships or other structures to make them watertight
Usage: nautical; also spelled caulker
Examples
- The calker worked on the wooden hull to seal every gap.
- Experienced calkers were in high demand during the age of sailing ships.
- The shipyard hired several calkers to prepare the vessel for launch.
- A skilled calker could make the difference between a seaworthy ship and a leaky one.