"basker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: baskers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} basker (plural baskers)
  1. Short for basking shark. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: basking shark Categories (lifeform): Lamniform sharks, Libellulid dragonflies
    Sense id: en-basker-en-noun-Ev5xfc3G Disambiguation of Lamniform sharks: 55 28 17 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 39 26 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 36 14 8 6 33 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 19 11 7 30 0 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: baskers [plural]
Etymology: From bask + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bask|er|id2=agent noun}} bask + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} basker (plural baskers)
  1. One who or that which basks; agent noun of bask. Categories (lifeform): Libellulid dragonflies
    Sense id: en-basker-en-noun-UI~zjL95 Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 39 26 35 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with entries Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 21 68 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 19 11 7 30 0 2
  2. Any of various species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Urothemis, endemic to Africa and Asia. Categories (lifeform): Libellulid dragonflies
    Sense id: en-basker-en-noun-g8LuJPwB Disambiguation of Libellulid dragonflies: 39 26 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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