croker

C3R1O1K5E1R1
/ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)/

noun

Burlap.

“a croker bag; a croker sack”

OriginMedieval Latin *crocarius ← Latin crocus ← Ancient Greek κρόκος →
UncommonScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok
Word of the Day · Dec 6, 2021

Meanings

croker1

nouncroker (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableBurlap.

    a croker bag; a croker sack

croker2

nouncroker (plural crokers)

plural crokers

  1. obsoleteA cultivator of crocus or saffron; a dealer in saffron.

    The crokers or saffron men doo vse an obseruation a litle before the comming vp of the floure

    1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Croker3

proper noun
  1. IrelandslangCroke Park, the largest stadium of Ireland, home of the Gaelic games.

Origin

croker · noun

  1. Ancient Greekκρόκος
  2. Latincrocus
  3. Medieval Latin*crocarius
  4. Englishcroker

From a Medieval Latin *crocarius, derivative of Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

More words from Medieval Latin, Latin, Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Croker · proper noun

From Croke + -er; the stadium was named in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rockercorkerrecorkrerock
Cite this entry
APA

croker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croker

MLA

“croker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “croker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/croker.

Source: croker on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.