Fokker

[ fok-er; Dutch fok-uhr ]

noun

1. An·tho·ny Her·man Ge·rard [ahn-, toh, -nee , her, -mahn , gey, -, r, ah, r, t], 1890–1939, Dutch airplane designer and builder.
2. an aircraft designed or built by Fokker, especially as used by Germany in World War I.

Fokker

/ ˈfɒkə; ˈfɔkər /

noun

1. FokkerAnthony Herman Gerard18901939MDutchJavanTECHNOLOGY: aircraft designerTECHNOLOGY: aircraft builder Anthony Herman Gerard (ɑnˈtoːniː ˈhɛrman ˈxeːrɑrt). 1890–1939, Dutch designer and builder of aircraft, born in Java

Example Sentences

Getting newbies comfortable with the big trucks, says Michael Ruby, an instructor from Detroit who has been deicing planes since 1992, when he sprayed down Fokker F27 turboprops for a regional airline.

From Seattle Times

"It is true that the Genesis administrators quickly responded on hacking forums stating that they would be back online shortly with improvements, and the darknet site is still accessible," said John Fokker, head of threat intelligence at Trellix.

From BBC

Another was an engineer at the aviation company Fokker, who accepted Xu’s invitation to visit China to share information with a Chinese research institute after Xu arranged to help the engineer’s parents, who had lost their home in China when their building was set to be demolished as part of a development project.

From New York Times

She scouted waters around the GeWoonboot neighborhood, known as Buiksloterham, a 100 hectare, postindustrial area that had been largely abandoned since manufacturers — including the Shell oil company and the Fokker airplane factory that built parts for KLM airlines — left the city for lower-wage countries in the second part of the 20th century.

From Washington Post

John Fokker, the head of cyber investigations for McAfee Enterprise Advanced Threat Research, is more optimistic that the task force is starting to change the outlook for criminals.

From The Verge