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Noun: laker  ley-ku(r)
  1. A member of the Lake Poets, a group of English Romantic poets who lived in the Lake District
    "Wordsworth was a prominent laker"
     
  2. A person or thing associated with a lake, especially in terms of work or habitat
    "The laker spent his summers fishing on the shore"
     
  3. [N. Amer] A fish that lives in or is caught from a lake, especially the lake trout
    "We caught several lakers during our fishing trip"
     
  4. [N. Amer] A ship designed for use on lakes, especially the Great Lakes
    "The laker transported iron ore across Lake Superior"

Derived forms: lakers

Encyclopedia: Laker, Peter