eker

E1K5E1R1

noun

One who ekes.

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Meanings

nouneker (plural ekers)

plural ekers

  1. One who ekes.

    What with the increased cost and the continued element of unreliability that these facts mean, I don't see in hydro-electricity more than an eker-out of coal and oil, not a supplanter.

    1957, Petroleum Times, volume 61, page 43

Origin

From eke + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reekkere
Cite this entry
APA

eker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eker

MLA

“eker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eker.

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