Laker
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Sports teams
Professional
- Doncaster Lakers, a British rugby league club
- Hutt Valley Lakers, a former basketball team based in Wellington, New Zealand
- Laguna Lakers, a defunct basketball team in the Philippines based in Laguna
- Los Angeles Lakers, an NBA basketball team from Los Angeles, California, United States. One of the two National Basketball Association teams in the city of Los Angeles.
- Peterborough Lakers Jr. A, a box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
- Penticton Lakers, a Canadian ice hockey team
- Rapperswil-Jona Lakers, a Swiss ice hockey team
- Växjö Lakers, a Swedish ice hockey team in Swedish Hockey League
Collegiate
United States
- Clayton State University Lakers, an NCAA Division II school in Morrow, Georgia. Nicknamed the Lakers because of the five lakes present on campus.
- Grand Valley State Lakers, the athletic program of Grand Valley State University, an NCAA Division II school in Allendale, Michigan
- Iowa Lakes Community College Lakers, the athletic program of Iowa Lakes Community College, located in Estherville, Iowa
- Lake Superior State University Lakers, an NCAA Division II school in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, with a Division I men's ice hockey team
- Mercyhurst University Lakers, an NCAA Division II school, in Erie, Pennsylvania, with Division I teams in both men's and women's ice hockey
- Oswego State Lakers, an NCAA Division III school, in Oswego, New York
Canada
- Nipissing University Lakers, competing in the OUA, in North Bay, Ontario.
High school
- Bonneville High School Lakers (Washington Terrace, Utah)
- Calloway County High School Lakers (Murray, Kentucky)
- Danbury High School Lakers (Marblehead, OH)
- Detroit Lakes High School Lakers (Detroit Lakes, MN)
- Indian Lake High School Lakers (Lewistown, Ohio)
- Mercyhurst Preparatory School Lakers (Erie, Pennsylvania)
- Russell County High School Lakers (Russell Springs, Kentucky)
- Skaneateles High School Lakers (Skaneateles, New York)
- West Bloomfield High School Lakers (West Bloomfield, Michigan)
People
- Sir Freddie Laker, aviation entrepreneur
- Jim Laker, English cricketer.
Transportation and commerce
- Laker Airways, credited with creating the "no frills" airline
- Lake freighter, commonly known as “Lakers”, a type of cargo ship that plies the Great Lakes of North America
- A mariner or commercial sea-goer of the Great Lakes of North America
- Laker Beer, a brand of beer sold in Canada
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