Etymology

laker

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Today it means: One engaged in sport; a player; an actor. Full definition →

Middle English *lakere
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laker · noun1

  1. Middle English · derived fromlaken
  2. Middle English · inherited from*lakere
  3. English todaylaker

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

laker · noun2

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

Laker · noun, proper noun3

From lake + -er.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishlaken all →

lake

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