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Laker vs Naker - What's the difference?

laker | naker |

As nouns the difference between laker and naker

is that laker is a player; an actor while naker is a small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum.

laker

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *. More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A player; an actor.
    • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical, North America) A ship used on the Great Lakes.
  • A wharfman who resides near a lake.
    • Hyponyms
    * (watercraft) straight decker, stern-ender, whaleback

    naker

    English

    (wikipedia naker)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small drum, of Arabic origin, and the forebear of the European kettledrum.
  • * 1819 , Walter Scott, Ivanhoe :
    • the Norman trumpets from the battlements [...], mingled with the deep and hollow clang of the nakers , (a species of kettle-drum,) retorted in notes of defiance the challenge of the enemy.

    Synonyms

    * nakir

    Anagrams

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