name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
laker
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/ˈleɪkə(ɹ)/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: L EY1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal
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noun
Meaning 3
A wharfman who resides near a lake.
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noun
Meaning 4
A ship used on the Great Lakes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
Meaning 5
A Lakist; one of the Lake Poets.
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noun
Meaning 6
A player for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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History
Etymology
From lake + -er.
From Middle English *lakere, *leikere, from Middle English laken, leiken (“to play, sport”), equivalent to lake (“play, sport”) + -er. More at lake.
From lake (“body of water”) + -er (“inhabitant”) or + -er (relational suffix).