Rāk'er, n.
n. 1. One who, or that which, rakes; as, (a.) A person who uses a rake. (b.) A machine for raking grain, &c., by horse or other power. (c.) An attachment to a locomotive-engine for cleaning its grate by automatic action. (d.) A gun so placed as to rake an enemy's ship. Beau. & Fl.
Sense 2. (Zoöl.) A rake-like organ, as the pharyngeal bones of some fishes. Dana.