eker

Etymology

From eke +‎ -er.

Noun

eker (plural ekers)

1. One who ekes.
   • 1957, Petroleum Times, volume 61, page 43:

     What with the increased cost and the continued element of unreliability that these facts mean, I don't see in hydro-electricity more than an eker-out of coal and oil, not a supplanter.

Anagrams

• kere, reek

Etymology

From Old Swedish eker, which is the same word as the tree ek (“oak”).

Noun

eker c

1. a spoke (part of a wheel, a beam from hub to rim)

References

• eker in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• eker in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)