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- [lak-er]
- /ˈlæk ər/
- /ˈlæk.ə/
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- [lak-er]
- /ˈlæk ər/
Definitions of lacker word
- verb with object lacker to coat with lacquer. 1
- verb with object lacker to cover, as with facile or fluent words or explanations cleverly worded, etc.; obscure the faults of; gloss (often followed by over): The speech tended to lacquer over the terrible conditions. 1
- noun lacker a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added. 1
- noun lacker any of various resinous varnishes, especially a resinous varnish obtained from a Japanese tree, Rhus verniciflua, used to produce a highly polished, lustrous surface on wood or the like. 1
- noun lacker Also called lacquer ware, lacquerware. ware, especially of wood, coated with such a varnish, and often inlaid: They collected fine Japanese lacquers. 1
- noun lacker Slang. any volatile solvent that produces euphoria when inhaled. 1
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Origin of lacker
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; earlier leckar, laker < Portuguese lacre, lacar, unexplained variant of laca < Arabic lakk < Persian lâk lac1
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Parts of speech for Lacker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lacker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lacker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lacker
adj lacker
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- do without — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- need — a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation: There is no need for you to go there.
- want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
Antonyms for lacker
adj lacker
- earn — to gain or get in return for one's labor or service: to earn one's living.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- indulge — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- take — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
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