balker noun2 •Someone or something that balks; a naysayer. •(no longer used) A person who stands on a rock or eminence to observe shoals of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats which way they pass.“Ye are caught, master wizard,” cried Fleetwood, laughing; “the balkers have marked their fish, and we hold you as our prize.[”] — 1845 formsbalkers
