laker

See also: Laker, lakër, and läker

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleɪkə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

laker (plural lakers)

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

Etymology 2

From lake (body of water) +‎ -er (inhabitant) or +‎ -er (relational suffix).

Noun

laker (plural lakers)

  1. A wharfman who resides near a lake.
  2. (nautical, Canada, US) A ship used on the Great Lakes.
Hyponyms
  • (watercraft): straight decker, stern-ender, whaleback
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Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

laker m

  1. indefinite plural of lake

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English lacquer, from French lacque (a sort of sealing wax), from Portuguese laca, lacca (gum lac), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of laka and lakha.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlakeɾ/ [ˈlaː.xɛɾ]
  • Rhymes: -akeɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧ker

Noun

laker (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜒᜇ᜔)

  1. lacquer

See also

Further reading

  • laker”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018