Lasker

[lahs-kuh r]

noun

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

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I thought that since Dr. Lasker had played it so often, it should be good.
Chess Fundamentals
Jos Ral Capablanca
Heyl had told her that Lasker was always at his desk at eight.
Fanny Herself
Edna Ferber
Lasker picked it up in his two hands, held it off, and scrutinized it.
Fanny Herself
Edna Ferber
Compulsory quick moving is the thing for gaiety, and that is why, though we revere Steinitz and Lasker, it is Bird we love.
Certain Personal Matters
H. G. Wells
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
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British Dictionary definitions for lasker

Lasker

noun

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

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Lasker

Examples from the Web for lasker

Historical Examples

I thought that since Dr. Lasker had played it so often, it should be good.

Heyl had told her that Lasker was always at his desk at eight.

Lasker picked it up in his two hands, held it off, and scrutinized it.

Compulsory quick moving is the thing for gaiety, and that is why, though we revere Steinitz and Lasker, it is Bird we love.

Lasker objected to these “elastic paragraphs,” an expression for which in recent years there has been abundant use.

Lasker