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, lake, especially the Great Lakes.

3. a fish found in lakes lake 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

Take a look at the blueprints of former Laker coach Phil Jackson’s three three-peats, especially the one in L.A., and tell me, do you see it too?

From Los Angeles Times

What, that LeBron James is not a real Laker?

From Los Angeles Times

As a lifelong Laker fan since the same age as Jackson it was so awesome to see such innocent and authentic passion for the Lakers.

From Los Angeles Times

On a night when my family watched Austin Reaves pull off the miraculous intentional missed free throw put-back basket on the way to a thrilling Laker overtime win against the Denver Nuggets, we talked more about the newest Lakers super fan on the way home.

From Los Angeles Times

Doncic, one night after scoring 40 points with 10 assists, was showered with “MVP” chants in the fourth quarter as he became the ninth Laker with multiple 50-point performances in a single-season.

From Los Angeles Times