raker

1
[ rey-ker ]

noun
  1. a person or thing that rakes.

Origin of raker

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1325–75; Middle English. See rake1, -er1

Other definitions for raker (2 of 2)

raker2
[ rey-ker ]

nounBuilding Trades.
  1. an inclined member, as a pile or shore.

Origin of raker

2
First recorded in 1880–85; rake3 + -er1

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How to use raker in a sentence

  • These are called the gill rakers, and aid in collecting tiny organisms from the water as it passes over the gills.

    A Civic Biology | George William Hunter
  • In the same year, Seymour produced his self-rakers for harvesters, and Gorrie invented the ice-making machine.

    Invention | Bradley A. Fiske
  • The same remarks apply equally to the following species, except that it has a few less gill-rakers than the northern species.

    Bass, Pike, Perch, and Others | James Alexander Henshall
  • I guess we Wiltshiremen be worth two Gloster men any day though they do call us 'Moon-rakers.'

British Dictionary definitions for raker

raker

/ (ˈreɪkə) /


noun
  1. a person who rakes

  2. a raking implement

  1. Midland English dialect a large lump of coal

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