laker

noun

lak·​er ˈlā-kər How to pronounce laker (audio)
: one associated with a lake
especially : a fish (such as a lake trout) living in or taken from a lake

Examples of laker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Catching lakers on big streamers in these areas is also possible for the devoted fly guy. Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024 It’s always been my dream to be a laker 💜💛 — 35 (@Chriswood_5) September 6, 2023 The team has 14 players under contract with three others on two-way deals. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2023 While other states reduced chinook plants, the Wisconsin DNR kept chinook stocking constant but cut lakers and browns. Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023 Those changes — a bag limit of one laker over 20 inches with a bait restriction of no live minnows — could be adopted as early as next month before winter lake trout season ends March 31. Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 19 Feb. 2021 See all Example Sentences for laker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of laker was in 1823

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Cite this Entry

“Laker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laker. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.

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