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Laker

//ˈleɪkə(ɹ)// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    One engaged in sport; a player; an actor. UK, dialectal
  2. 2
    A wharfman who resides near a lake.
  3. 3
    A Lakist; one of the Lake Poets.
  4. 4
    A ship used on the Great Lakes. Canada, US
  5. 5
    A player for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *lakere, *leikere, from Middle English laken, leiken (“to play, sport”), equivalent to lake (“play, sport”) + -er. More at lake.

Etymology 2

From lake (“body of water”) + -er (“inhabitant”) or + -er (relational suffix).

Etymology 3

From lake + -er.

Etymology 4

From lake + -er.

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