laker

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/ˈleɪkə(ɹ)/

noun

One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.

OriginMiddle English *lakere →
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Meanings

laker1

nounlaker (plural lakers)

plural lakers

  1. UKdialectalOne engaged in sport; a player; an actor.

laker2

nounlaker (plural lakers)

plural lakers

  1. A wharfman who resides near a lake.
  2. CanadaUSnauticalA ship used on the Great Lakes.

Laker3

nounLaker (plural Lakers)

plural Lakers

  1. A Lakist; one of the Lake Poets.
  2. ball gamesA player for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.

    Just that measly 35-point, 14-assist and 12-rebound game from LeBron James as the Lakers got a little revenge on the Grizzlies.

    2024 November 14, Zach Harper, “About Victor Wembanyama’s speedy 50 burger. Plus, the Cavaliers remain perfect!”, in The Athletic, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2024
proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
straight deckerstern-enderwhaleback
Also see
lake poetlakistplayer

Origin

laker · noun

  1. Middle Englishlaken
  2. Middle English*lakere
  3. Englishlaker

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

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laker · noun

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

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Laker · noun, proper noun

From lake + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laker

makerbakerbreakershakerquakertakersacrenacrefakerDacrebrakerawakerflakerflymakermistakerorganmakersalt shakerSitarmaker
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Anagrams

KarelKalerArkleKarle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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