Foraker

[ fawr-uh-ker, for- ]

/ ˈfɔr ə kər, ˈfɒr- /

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noun

Mount Foraker, a mountain in central Alaska, in the Alaska Range, near Denali. 17,280 feet (5,267 meters).

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Origin of Foraker

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Joseph B. Foraker (1846-1917), U.S. governor and senator from Ohio

Words nearby Foraker

forage cap, forage mite, forager, foraging, foraging ant, Foraker, for all, for all intents and purposes, for all one is worth, for all that, for all the world

How to use Foraker in a sentence

In the words of Foraker, "They ask no favors because they are Negroes, but only justice because they are men."
Your Negro Neighbor|Benjamin Brawley
Governor Foraker, of Ohio, this afternoon sent five hundred tents to this city.
The Johnstown Horror|James Herbert Walker
Then mother took the blue suit, wrapped it up carefully and putting it in my hands told me to take it back to Miss Foraker.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
Senator Foraker said of him, at a critical moment of his public career, "De mortuis nil."
Behind the Mirrors|Clinton W. Gilbert

Captain Foraker desires me to tell you that he wished the prisoner transferred to the Albatross.
The Harbor of Doubt|Frank Williams