saker

See also: säker

English

The Saker falcon

Alternative forms

• (cannon): sacar, sacker

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: sāʹkə, IPA^(key): /ˈseɪkə/
• (General American) enPR: sāʹkər, IPA^(key): /ˈseɪkɚ/
• Rhymes: (UK) -eɪkə

Noun

saker (plural sakers)

1. A falcon (Falco cherrug) native of Southern Europe and Asia.

   Synonym: Saker falcon

2. A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.
   • 1589, Walter Bigges, A Svmmarie and Trve Discovrse of Sir Frances Drakes VVest Indian Voyage:

     This place of strength vvas furnished of sixe great peeces, demi-Culuerins, and Sakers, vvhich shot directlie in front vpon vs as vve approched.

   • 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:

     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.

   • 1663, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, 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

falcon

• Albanian: krahëthadër e kuqe f
• Azerbaijani: ütəlgi
• Bulgarian: ловен сокол m (loven sokol)
• Catalan: falcó sacre m
• Estonian: stepipistrik
• Finnish: aavikkohaukka (fi)
• French: faucon sacre (fr) m
• German: Sakerfalke m
• Hungarian: kerecsensólyom (hu)
• Irish: fabhcún Saker m
• Kyrgyz: ителги (ky) (itelgi)
• Persian: بالابان (fa) (bâlâbân), چرغ (fa) (čarğ)
• Polish: raróg (pl) m
• Russian: балоба́н (ru) m (balobán)
• Spanish: halcón sacre m
• Swedish: tatarfalk (sv) c

Anagrams

• Akers, Kaser, Kears, Rakes, akers, asker, eskar, kesar, rakes, reaks, reask, skare, skear

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowing from English soccer.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ker

Noun

saker

1. (rare) soccer; association football

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

saker m or f

1. indefinite plural of sak

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

saker f

1. indefinite plural of sak

Swedish

Noun

saker

1. indefinite plural of sak

Anagrams

• -erska, ekars, raske, skare