laker

American  

[ley-ker] / ˈleɪ kər /

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.

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

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

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laker British  

/ ˈleɪkə /

noun

1. a cargo vessel used on lakes

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Etymology

Origin of laker

First recorded in 1790–1800; lake ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

A nearby laker survived the ordeal, and many have speculated about precisely what caused the Edmund Fitzgerald to sink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Earlier this week he tweeted, “This laker team is not equipped to win.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2022

Once free of the net, the laker remained near the boat for a second as though suspended in water, then, with nimble flick of his tail, it’s gone.

From Washington Times • Jul. 6, 2016

A large laker, 1,000 feet long, will lose 250 to 270 tons for every inch the water level drops, Mr. Nekvasil said.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2013

Send her outside the bass, John; I see a laker there, that has run out of the school.

From The Pioneers by Cooper, James Fenimore