1. a person who lives near or works on a lake
2. a ship or boat that operates on the Great Lakes
Usage: Great Lakes region
3. a member or fan of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team
Usage: informal

Examples

• The old laker had spent his entire life fishing on Lake Superior.
• Many lakers in the region depend on tourism for their livelihood.
• The cargo laker transported iron ore across the Great Lakes.
• That laker has been sailing these waters for over thirty years.
• As a lifelong laker, she cheered loudly when the team won the championship.
• The laker docked at the port to unload its cargo.