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Webster 1913 Edition


Saker

Sa′ker

(sā′kẽr)
,
Noun.
[F.
sacre
(cf. It.
sagro
, Sp. & Pg.
sacre
), either fr. L.
sacer
sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr.
ἱέραξ
falcon, from
ἱερόσ
holy, or more probably from Ar.
çaqr
hawk.]
[Written also
sacar
,
sacre
.]
1.
(Zool.)
(a)
A falcon (
Falco sacer
) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
☞ The female is called
chargh
, and the male
charghela
, or
sakeret
.
(b)
The peregrine falcon.
[Prov. Eng.]
2.
(Mil.)
A small piece of artillery.
Wilhelm.
On the bastions were planted culverins and
sakers
.
Macaulay.
The culverins and
sakers
showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart.
Hawthorne.

Webster 1828 Edition


Saker

SA'KER

,
Noun.
1.
A hawk; a species of falcon.
2.
A piece of artillery.

Definition 2024


saker

saker

See also: säker

English

The Saker falcon

Noun

saker (plural sakers)

  1. A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.
  2. A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.
    • 1663, Hudibras, by Samuel Butler, part 1, canto 2
      Of warlike engines he was author, / Devised for quick despatch of slaughter: / The cannon, blunderbuss, and saker, / He was th' inventor of, and maker: [...]

Translations

Synonyms

  • Saker falcon

See also

References

  1. "saker." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.

Anagrams


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

saker m, f

  1. indefinite plural of sak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

saker f

  1. indefinite plural of sak

Swedish

Noun

saker

  1. indefinite plural of sak