Foraker

American  

[fawr-uh-ker, for-] / ˈfɔr ə kər, ˈfɒr- /

noun

1. Mount Foraker, a mountain in central Alaska, in the Alaska Range, near Denali. 17,280 feet (5,267 meters).

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Etymology

Origin of Foraker

First recorded in 1895–1900; named after Joseph B. Foraker (1846-1917), U.S. governor and senator from Ohio

Example Sentences

Foraker, who previously led Annie’s Homegrown and sold it to General Mills, earned $3.3 million in total compensation for 2025, according to the filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

The Foraker Act of 1900 established free trade between the island and the U.S. and placed Puerto Rico under the American monetary system and tariff provision.

From US News • Jun. 23, 2016

"The idea from the beginning was let's get everything we need from the mother ship and keep everything else away," said Annie's President John Foraker.

From Reuters • Aug. 21, 2015

The Foraker Act of 1900 established Puerto Rico as an American territory with its own civil government.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014

She learned that its chairman, J. B. Foraker, of Ohio, refused to preside or call the committee to order to hear any argument on woman suffrage.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted