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naker
/ ˈnæk-; ˈneɪkə /
noun
- one of a pair of small kettledrums used in medieval music
Word History and Origins
Origin of naker1
Example Sentences
What does Dr. Kush Naker, a 33-year-old doctor of infectious diseases from London, share in common with 61 protesters currently facing racketeering charges in Georgia for protesting a planned 85-acre police training facility through an Atlanta forest?
In May 2023, Naker was arrested at the coronation of King Charles III for simply wearing a shirt for Just Stop Oil, a British environmental activist group that wants the United Kingdom to eliminate new fossil fuel licensing and production.
Rival Tripoli militia chiefs Abdel Hakim Belhadj and Abdullah Naker are expected to form their own parties or join existing ones but, Emneina said: "Somebody like Belhadj can't really form a competitive political block."
Naker, nā′ker, n. a kettledrum.
To this day there are many Arabic words in the vocabulary of the languages of western Europe which are a standing witness of the Crusades—words relating to trade and seafaring, like tariff and corvette, or words for musical instruments, like lute or the Elizabethan word “naker.”
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