beaker

Meanings

Plural: beakers

Noun

a flatbottomed jar made of glass or plastic; used for chemistry
a cup (usually without a handle)
A flat-bottomed, straight-sided, glass vessel, with a lip and often a small spout, used as a laboratory container.
A drinking vessel without a handle.
A mug.
An ancient bell-shaped ceramic pot with a wide mouth, narrow neck, and flaring body, used by the Beaker people during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age.
A scientist.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bekyr, biker, from Old Norse bikarr (“cup”), from Old Saxon bikeri (“cup”), from Proto-West Germanic *bikārī, from Late Latin bīcārium (“wine vat, jug”), of disputed origin. Possibly from Ancient Greek βῖκος (bîkos, “earthenware jug, wine jar”), or from Latin bacarium (“wine vat, vase”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Bieker (“mug, cup, beaker”), Dutch beker (“beaker, cup”), German Becher (“beaker, cup, goblet”), Danish bæger (“beaker”), Italian bicchiere (“cup, glass (for drink)”). Doublet of pitcher.

Scrabble Score: 12

beaker is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
beaker is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
beaker is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

beaker is a valid Words With Friends word