ˈlākə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: lake (I) + -er
: one associated with a lake or lakes: as
a. : a visitor to a lake ; especially : a visitor to the Lake district in England
b. usually capitalized
[ Lake (school), a group of 19th century English poets (from Lake district, region in northwestern England) + English -er ]
: a poet of the Lake School
c. : a fish living in or taken from a lake ; especially : lake trout
d.
(1) : a person familiar with sailing on a lake ; especially : a sailor on a Great Lakes ship
(2) : a boat for lake navigation ; especially : a ship especially designed as to draft, beam, length, or structure to operate on the Great Lakes and associated canals
e. North : an expert at driving logs on lakes