Definitions for saker
ˈseɪ kərsak·er

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sakernoun

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

2. sakernoun

   A medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 17th century.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sakernoun

   Etymology: Saker originally signifies an hawk, the pieces of artillery being often denominated from birds of prey.

   The cannon, blunderbuss, and saker,
   He was th’ inventor of, and maker. Hudibras.

   According to observations made with one of her majesty’s sakers, and a very accurate pendulum-chronometer, a bullet, at its first discharge, flies five hundred and ten yards in five half seconds, which is a mile in a little above seventeen half seconds. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sakernoun

   a falcon (Falco sacer) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner

2. Sakernoun

   the peregrine falcon

3. Sakernoun

   a small piece of artillery

4. Etymology: [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. "ie`rax falcon, from "iero`s holy, or more probably from Ar. aqr hawk.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saker

   The saker was a medium cannon slightly smaller than a culverin developed during the early 16th century and often used by the English. It was named after the Saker Falcon, a large falconry bird native to the Middle East. A saker's barrel was approximately 9.5 ft long, had a calibre of 3.25 inches and weighed approximately 1900 lb. It could fire round shot weighing 5.25 lb approximately 7400 ft using 4 lb of black powder. The shot was designed not to explode but bounce along the ground to cause as much damage as possible. Tests performed in France during the 1950s show a saker's range was over 9000 ft when fired at a 45-degree angle. Henry VIII amassed a large arsenal of sakers in the early 16th century as he expanded the Royal Navy and came into conflict with France. Henry's foundries used so much bronze that there was a world shortage of tin. According to the inventory in the Anthony Roll the Mary Rose carried several sakers, though none have been found so far and may have been recovered by salvagers soon after the disaster. Sakers were heavily used during the English Civil War, especially during sieges when they were used by both attackers and defenders of fortified towns. They also saw action in the Jacobite rising and were used by the armies of both William III and James II at the Battle of the Boyne.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saker

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

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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." The name is thought to have been derived from the French oath sacre.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. 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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SAKER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Saker is ranked #47429 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Saker surname appeared 447 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Saker.
   
   86.8% or 388 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 28 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   3.1% or 14 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.2% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for saker »

1. rakes

2. asker

3. reask

4. sekar

How to pronounce saker?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of saker in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of saker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saker
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=saker
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saker
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=saker
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=saker
6. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=saker
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html