laker

[ ley-ker ]

noun
  1. a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.

  2. a ship designed for navigating on lakes, especially the Great Lakes.

  1. a fish found in lakes or caught in a lake, especially the lake trout.

  2. (initial capital letter) any one of the Lake Poets.

Origin of laker

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; lake1 + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for laker

laker

/ (ˈleɪkə) /


noun
  1. a cargo vessel used on lakes

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