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Webster 1913 Edition

Laker

Lak′er

,
Noun.
One that is connected with a lake or lakes, as in habitation, toil, etc.:
(a)
One of the poets of the Lake school. See
Lake poets
, under
Lake
,
Noun.
(b)
(Zool.)
A fish living in, or taken from, a lake, esp. the namaycush.
(c)
A lake steamer or canal boat.

Definition 2024

Laker

Laker

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English

Noun

Laker ‎(plural Lakers)

  1. A Lakist; one of the Lake Poets.
  2. (basketball) A player for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team

Proper noun

Laker

  1. A surname​.

laker

laker

See also: Laker

English

Noun

laker ‎(plural lakers)

  1. (Britain dialectal) One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From lake ‎(“body of water”) +‎ -er.

Noun

laker ‎(plural lakers)

  1. (nautical, Canada, US) A ship used on the Great Lakes.
Hyponyms
  • (watercraft): straight decker, stern-ender, whaleback
Coordinate terms

Etymology 3

From lake ‎(“body of water”) +‎ -er.

Noun

laker ‎(plural lakers)

  1. A wharfman who resides near a lake.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

laker m

  1. indefinite plural of lake

Etymology

From Middle English *lakere, *leikere, from laken, leiken ‎(“to play, sport”), equivalent to lake ‎(“play, sport”) +‎ -er. More at lake.

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