Waker

From Middle English wakyr, from Old English wacor, waccor ("watchful, vigilant"), from Proto-Germanic *wakraz ("awake, watchful"), equivalent to wake + -er. Cognate with Scots wakir ("watchful"), Dutch wakker ("awake"), German wacker ("awake, alert, capable, brave"), Swedish vacker ("wakeful, watchful, fair, comely").

Full definition of waker

Adjective

1. (now chiefly UK dialectal) Watchful; vigilant; alert.

From wake + -er.

Noun

1. One who wakes somebody or something.

Derived terms

• waker-upper

Anagrams

• wrake, wreak