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laker

• 1 n. a North American char, Cristivomer namaycush, having important commercial value.

  See also: lake trout  

  • 1957  Second place in the trout class went to Allan Nachtegale of North Battleford, with a 33½-pound "laker" caught in Lac la Ronge.
  • 1965  . . . he does know of another lake where lakers and perch have a very agreeable relationship.

• 2 † n. a vessel designed for service on the Great Lakes.

  See also: lake boat  

  • 1958  The 681.25-foot long laker, built at Port Weller Dry Docks Limited, will be an addition to the fleet of the Upper Lakes and St. Lawrence Transportation Company Limited of Toronto.
  • 1963  A deckhand on a Canadian laker now draws more than $315 a month. . . .

• 3 n. a sailor on a lake boat.

  See also: lake boat  

  • 1936  When the deep-water sailor goes on the lakes, he has a tendency to criticize the methods and refer to the lakers as farmers, niggerhead sailors, and other salt-water jokes.