Definition of saker Saker

/sejˈkɚ/ - [seyker] - sa•ker

We found 6 definitions of saker from 4 different sources.

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What does saker mean?

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • saker (n.)
    A falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.
  • saker (n.)
    The peregrine falcon.
  • saker (n.)
    A small piece of artillery.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • saker
    sā′kėr, n. a species of falcon: a species of cannon. [Fr.,—Low L. falco sacer, sacred falcon.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

  • saker
    A very old gun, 8 or 9 feet long, and of about 5 lbs. calibre: immortalized in Hudibras:-- "The cannon, blunderbuss, and saker, He was th' inventer of, and maker."

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

  • saker
    (Fr. sacre, sacret). An ancient 4- or 5-pounder of 13 feet, weighing from 2500 to 2800 pounds. According to Tartaglia, the sacre, in 1546, was a 12-pounder of 9 feet, and weighing 2150 pounds; it was similar to the aspic, but longer.

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