Meanings
nounDansker (plural Danskers)
plural Danskers
- obsoleterareA Dane.
Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris […]
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]1 more example
He was an old Dansker long anglicized in the service […]
1924, Herman Melville, chapter 8, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
Origin
- Danishdansker
- EnglishDansker
From Danish dansker.
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Dansker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dansker
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dansker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dansker.
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