noun
- plural of calker; people or tools that caulk (seal seams in ships or buildings with waterproof material)
Usage: nautical/construction; also spelled 'caulkers'
Examples
- The shipyard employed skilled calkers to seal the wooden hull.
- Calkers used oakum and pitch to waterproof the vessel's seams.
- Modern calkers often work on both ships and historic buildings.
- The crew of calkers worked through the night to prepare the ship for launch.