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saker

UK/ˈseɪkə/US/ˈseɪkɚ/

saker noun: a falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.

saker: a falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia
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Noun

saker (plural sakers)

  1. A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
    Synonyms:
    Saker falcon
  2. A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.
    • This place of strength vvas furnished of sixe great peeces, demi-Culuerins, and Sakers, vvhich shot directlie in front vpon vs as vve approched.1589, Walter Bigges, A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage
    • Let Sacars, Culuerings, and Cannons ſound / In honour of their bones, and rock the ground / With all your deafning terrors: for behold / The Balſum for your wounds, are rich mens gold, / Powder the world with wonder, and thus crie, / The Camel now may paſſe the needles eie.1616, M. Robert Anton, “The Philosophers fovrth Satyr of Mars”, in The Philosophers Satyrs, London: Printed by T[homas] C[reede] and B[ernard] A[lsop] for Roger Iackſon, page 36

saker meaning in Tamil and Persian

saker in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்

saker in Persian

falcon
بالابان bâlâbân, چرغ čarġ

Synonyms of saker

Forms of saker

pluralsakers
alternative formsacar
alternative formsacker

Origin of saker

From Middle English sacre, from Middle French sacre, from Old Spanish sacro, from Arabic صَقْر (ṣaqr).

Phrases with saker

Questions about saker

What does saker mean?
Saker means a falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
What is saker in Tamil?
Saker in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Saker meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is saker?
Saker is a noun.
How do you pronounce saker?
Saker is pronounced /ˈseɪkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of saker?
The plural of saker is sakers.

Words near saker in the dictionary

  1. sakeen
  2. sakeens
  3. Sakel
  4. Sakelaris
  5. sakeless
  6. saker
  7. Saker falcon
  8. Saker falcons
  9. sakeret
  10. sakerets
  11. sakers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: saker (page history and authors); saker (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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