acker
UK/ˈa.kə//ˈækɚ/
acker noun: a visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water. Also the obsolete form of acre.
Noun
acker (plural ackers)
- A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
- The wide lovely lake lay in dreamy serenity, fretted with green undulations, ruffed with blue, patched with glades of lucid smoothness between the ackers [...].1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 436
Proper noun capitalized: Acker
Acker
- An English topographical surname from Old English from Old English æcer (“field”).
- A German topographical surname from German from Old High German ackar (“field”).
- nickname from the Somerset slang for "friend" or "mate", e.g. Acker Bilk
Also used as
acker is also the obsolete form of acre.
Forms of acker
| plural | ackers |
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Origin of acker
Unknown; perhaps a variant of eagre.
Variant forms.
Words formed from acker
Words that rhyme with acker
5 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about acker
- What does acker mean?
- Acker means a visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
- What part of speech is acker?
- Acker can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce acker?
- Acker is pronounced /ˈa.kə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of acker?
- The plural of acker is ackers.
Words near acker in the dictionary
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