laker
See also: Laker
English
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)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From lake (“body of water”) + -er.
Noun
laker (plural lakers)
- (nautical, Canada, US) A ship used on the Great Lakes.
Hyponyms
- (watercraft): straight decker, stern-ender, whaleback
Coordinate terms
- (watercraft): saltie
Etymology 3
From lake (“body of water”) + -er.
Noun
laker (plural lakers)
- A wharfman who resides near a lake.
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
laker m
- indefinite plural of lake
Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms suffixed with -er
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- British English
- English dialectal terms
- en:Nautical
- Canadian English
- American English
- English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant)
- en:Watercraft
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål noun forms