wicker

noun

wick·​er ˈwi-kər 

1

: a small pliant twig or branch (as of osier) : withe

2

a

: wickerwork

b

: something made of wicker

wicker adjective

Examples of wicker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Based on the short story The Wicker Husband by Ursula Wills-Jones, the film follows a small village fisherwoman (Olivia Colman) who convinces a local basket weaver (Peter Dinklage) to build her a husband out of wicker (Alexander Skarsgård). — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

Wicker is set in medieval times and is about a woman who creates a husband out of wicker and co-stars Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Bookworms might also gravitate to the sunroom’s banquette seating, one of the wicker chairs on the wraparound porch, or the breakfast room, a delightfully matchy-matchy enclave covered in Pierre Frey Les Colonnes wallpaper and curtains. — Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026

In her younger son Luca Dotti’s nursery, pictures reveal the mom of two decorated with fairytale-worthy wicker furniture and whimsical patterned wallpaper. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English wiker, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialect vikker willow, Old Norse veikr weak — more at weak

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wicker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker

Kids Definition

wicker

noun

wick·​er ˈwik-ər 

1

: a flexible twig (as of a willow)

2

: wickerwork

wicker adjective