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croker

/ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)/

croker noun: burlap.

Noun (1)

croker (uncountable)

  1. (US) Burlap.
    • a croker bag; a croker sack

Noun (2)

croker (plural crokers)

  1. (obsolete) A cultivator of crocus or saffron; a dealer in saffron.
    • The crokers or saffron men doo vse an obseruation a litle before the comming vp of the floure1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Proper noun capitalized: Croker

Croker

  1. (Ireland, slang) Croke Park, the largest stadium of Ireland, home of the Gaelic games.

Forms of croker

pluralcrokers

Origin of croker

From a Medieval Latin *crocarius, derivative of Latin crocus, from Ancient Greek κρόκος (krókos).

From Croke + -er; the stadium was named in honour of Archbishop Thomas Croke.

Questions about croker

What does croker mean?
Croker means burlap.
What part of speech is croker?
Croker can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce croker?
Croker is pronounced /ˈkɹəʊkə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of croker?
The plural of croker is crokers.

Words near croker in the dictionary

  1. crojik
  2. crojiks
  3. crokard
  4. crokards
  5. Croke
  6. croker
  7. crokers
  8. Crokes
  9. Croki
  10. crokicurl
  11. crokinole

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