Saker

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈseɪkÉ™/

Origin

From French sacre, from Spanish sacro, from Arabic صقر, probably from soŋqur.

"saker." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.

Full definition of saker

Noun

1. A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
2. A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.
• 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1,Of warlike engines he was author,
  Devised for quick despatch of slaughter:
  The cannon, blunderbuss, and saker,
  He was th' inventor of, and maker: ...

Synonyms

• Saker falcon

Anagrams

• asker
• rakes