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Webster 1913 Edition

Beaker

Beak′er

(bēk′ẽr)
,
Noun.
[OE.
biker
; akin to Icel.
bikarr
, Sw.
bägare
, Dan.
baeger
, G.
becher
, It.
bicchiere
; – all fr. LL.
bicarium
, prob. fr. Gr.
βῖκοσ
wine jar, or perh. L.
bacar
wine vessel. Cf.
Pitcher
a jug.]
1.
A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.
2.
An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; – used for holding solutions requiring heat.
Knight.

Webster 1828 Edition

Beaker

BE'AKER

,
Noun.
A cup or glass.

Definition 2025

beaker

beaker

English

Noun

beaker ‎(plural beakers)

  1. A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container.
  2. A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children.
  3. A mug.
  4. (slang, Antarctica) A scientist.
    • 2008, Kim Stanley Robinson, Antarctica (page 52)
      […] at every meal break he shambled into the galley black-fingered and smelling of engine-grease and concrete floors, to contemplate over his meal the beakers at their round tables chatting away, completely oblivious […]

Synonyms

  • (drinking vessel without a handle): glass (2nd definition)

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Etymology

From Middle English biker, from Old Norse bikarr ‎(“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri ‎(“cup”), from Late Latin bīcārium ‎(“wine vat, jug”), of disputed origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek βίκος ‎(bíkos, “earthenware jug, wine jar”), or from Latin bacarium ‎(“wine vat, vase”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bieker ‎(“mug, cup, beaker”), Dutch beker ‎(“beaker, cup”), German Becher ‎(“beaker, cup, goblet”), Danish bæger ‎(“beaker”), Italian bicchiere ‎(“cup, glass (for drink)”). See also pitcher.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbiːkɚ/
  • Rhymes: -iːkə(r)

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