n. [ F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr.
☞ The female is called
On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
The culverins and sakers showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. sacret. See Saker. ] (Zool.) The male of the saker