Lasker

[ lahs-kuhr ]

/ ˈlɑs kər /

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noun

E·ma·nu·el

[ey-mah-noo-el], /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/, 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.

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How to use Lasker in a sentence

Lasker objected to these “elastic paragraphs,” an expression for which in recent years there has been abundant use.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Lasker stood like a wooden man as Jim sent over a beauty for the first strike.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick
That nightmare inning came to an end without further scoring, as Jim struck out Lasker on four pitched balls.
Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team|Lester Chadwick
There were only nine competitors, Lasker unexpectedly losing to van Vliet by a trap.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1|Various

Dr. Lasker was an anti-Socialist a rigid upholder of private property and of the capitalist system of production.
Woman under socialism|August Bebel

British Dictionary definitions for Lasker

Lasker

/ (ˈlæskə) /

noun

Emanuel. 1868–1941, German chess player: world champion (1894–1921)

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