Standard Lemma guide

franker

adj · name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɹæŋkə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: [ˈfɹwæŋkə]
  • /ˈfɹæŋkɚ/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈfɹwæŋkɚ] ~ [ˈfɹwæŋkɹ̩] without æ-raising
  • /ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
  • [ˈfɹweɪ̯ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈfɹweɪ̯ŋkɹ̩] æ-raising
  • /ˈfɹɛ̃ŋk/ æ-raising
  • [ˈfɹwɛ̃ŋkɚ] ~ [ˈfɹwɛ̃ŋkɹ̩] æ-raising
  • rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of frank: more frank

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

Obsolete form of Franeker: a city in Friesland, Netherlands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Somebody or something which franks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From frank + -er.

Etymology tree English frank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English franker From frank + -er.