bleker

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • bleeker (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bleker. Equivalent to bleken + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbleː.kər/
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  • Hyphenation: ble‧ker
  • Rhymes: -eːkər

Noun

bleker m (plural blekers)

  1. A bleacher, one who bleaches fabrics, especially linens; the owner or operator of a bleaching business.

Derived terms

  • blekerij

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bleker

  1. present of bleke

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bleikr, from Proto-Germanic *blaikaz.

Adjective

bleker

  1. pale, whitish

Declension

Descendants

  • Swedish: blek

Swedish

Verb

bleker

  1. present indicative of bleka
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