How do you pronounce "croker"?

Pronounced //ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)//.

Croker

//ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
Burlap. US, uncountable
"a croker bag; a croker sack"
2
A cultivator of crocus or saffron; a dealer in saffron. obsolete
"The crokers or saffron men doo vse an obseruation a litle before the comming vp of the floure"

Proper Noun

1
Croke Park, the largest stadium of Ireland, home of the Gaelic games. Ireland, slang

"The crokers or saffron men doo vse an obseruation a litle before the comming vp of the floure"

Etymology 1

From Croke + -er; the stadium was named in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke.

Etymology 2

From a Medieval Latin *crocarius, derivative of Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

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