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acker

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈa.kə

Definitions

  1. A visible current in a lake or river; a ripple on the surface of water.
  2. An English topographical surname from Old English from Old English æcer (“field”).
  3. A German topographical surname from German from Old High German ackar (“field”).
  4. nickname from the Somerset slang for "friend" or "mate", e.g. Acker Bilk

Examples

“The wide lovely lake lay⟳ in dreamy serenity, fretted with green undulations, ruffed with blue, patched with glades of lucid smoothness between the ackers [...].”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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