"laker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪkə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lakers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English *lakere, *leikere, from Middle English laken, leiken (“to play, sport”), equivalent to lake (“play, sport”) + -er. More at lake. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*lakere}} Middle English *lakere, {{m|enm|*leikere}} *leikere, {{der|en|enm|laken}} Middle English laken, {{m|enm|leiken|t=to play, sport}} leiken (“to play, sport”), {{suffix|en|lake|er|id2=agent noun|t1=play, sport}} lake (“play, sport”) + -er, {{l|en|lake}} lake Head templates: {{en-noun}} laker (plural lakers)
  1. (UK dialectal) One engaged in sport; a player; an actor. Tags: UK, dialectal Derived forms: lakering
    Sense id: en-laker-en-noun-1JCy8VUo Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), English terms suffixed with -er (relational) Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 48 18 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 37 18 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 38 18 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈleɪkə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-laker.wav [Southern-England] Forms: lakers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: From lake (“body of water”) + -er (“inhabitant”) or + -er (relational suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lake|er|id2=inhabitant|t1=body of water|t2=inhabitant}} lake (“body of water”) + -er (“inhabitant”), {{suf|en||er|id2=relational|pos2=relational suffix}} + -er (relational suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} laker (plural lakers)
  1. A wharfman who resides near a lake.
    Sense id: en-laker-en-noun-4OKrFCll Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), English terms suffixed with -er (relational) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 37 18 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 38 18 43
  2. (nautical, Canada, US) A ship used on the Great Lakes. Tags: Canada, US Categories (topical): Nautical, Watercraft
    Sense id: en-laker-en-noun-QGcVVmME Disambiguation of Watercraft: 15 6 79 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant), English terms suffixed with -er (relational) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (inhabitant): 37 18 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (relational): 38 18 43 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms (watercraft): straight decker, stern-ender, whaleback Coordinate_terms (watercraft): saltie
Etymology number: 2 Disambiguation of 'watercraft': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'watercraft': 0 0

Inflected forms

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