Definition of canker

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  • canker is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • canker is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • canker is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of canker

  • a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of (noun)

    Examples

    1. according to him, I was the canker in their midst

    Synonyms

    1. pestilence
  • an ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. canker sore
  • a fungal disease of woody plants that causes localized damage to the bark (noun)
  • become infected with a canker (verb)
  • infect with a canker (verb)

See definition of canker in Merriam Webster