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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pok•er1 /ˈpoʊkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person or thing that pokes.
- a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire.
pok•er2 /ˈpoʊkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Gamesa card game in which the players bet on the value of their hands and the winner takes the pool.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pok•er1 (pō′kər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that pokes.
- a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire.
pok•er2 (pō′kər),USA pronunciation n. - Gamesa card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool.
- 1825–35, American; perh. origin, originally braggart, bluffer; compare Middle Low German poken to brag, play, Middle Dutch poken to bluff, brag
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: poker /ˈpəʊkə/ n - a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire
poker /ˈpəʊkə/ n - a card game of bluff and skill in which bets are made on the hands dealt, the highest-ranking hand (containing the most valuable combinations of sequences and sets of cards) winning the pool
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from French poque similar card game |