The Collaborative International Dictionary
Saker \Sa"ker\ (s[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. "ie`rax falcon, from "iero`s holy, or more probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also sacar, sacre.]
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(Zo["o]l.)
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(Mil.) A small piece of artillery.
--Wilhelm.On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers.
--Macaulay.The culverins and sakers showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart.
--Hawthorne.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative form of saker English)
Wikipedia
Sacar may refer to:
- Sacar, editor of About Woman, a compilation of writings by Sri Nolini Kanta Gupta
- Sacar (personal name), a biblical name
- Sacar (charity), a charity in Bradford, United Kingdom, dedicated to support people with Asperger syndrome or autism
- SACAR, the Sri Aurobindo Centre for Advanced Research
- Secrétariat des Associations du Commerce Agricole Réunies, Joint Secretariat of Agricultural Trade Associations
Sacar is a charity in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, which seeks to support people with Asperger syndrome or autism.
It aims to enable people with Asperger syndrome or autism to lead a normal, independent life and to help them to integrate into the community.
Usage examples of "sacar".
Past Vhid, Khiri could see shadowy forms of both the Sacar and the Dri.
While Khiri walked back across the plain with Vhid, two of the giant Sacar came out of the ship.
The Sacar show their strength, because they imagine one day they could find some creature that is stronger than themselves.
How could a fearsome creature like the Sacar be afraid of anything at all?
Master Planner did not take him to any more meetings with the Sacar and the Dri.
He learned about the scratches, marks, and see-things the Sacar and the Dri used to remember what they said.
One of the things a Planner had to do was learn to think like the Sacar and the Dri.
They could never know the Pattern, never know the beauty he could see, for they were as blind to that great wonder as the Sacar and the Dri.
They came in view of the Sacar Hills just as the stars were dimming in the sky.
In his own way, he knew he was approaching one of the bandeirante checkpoints, and with an almost human gesture he fingered the cedula de graicias al sacar, the certificate of white blood, tucked safely beneath his shirt.
A fin de que el barbudo se aviniera a sacar pensión, Zarlenga le obsequió el fumatérico.
El ciego del violín le sabía sacar unas habaneras de las que ya no se oyen.