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folker¹

Where it comes from

From folk + -er.

noun folkers

  1. A performer of folk music. BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE (Monday) This 1960s protest folker and longtime champion of American Indian rights will surely sing “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone” and “Until It’s Time for You to Go,” and maybe even “Cod’ine,” which became a garage-rock standard.

Folker²

Where it comes from

Variant of Fulcher or an Americanized spelling of German Volker.

proper noun Folkers

  1. A surname.

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"folker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/folker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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folker. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/folker

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"folker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/folker.

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@misc{folker_2026,
  title = {folker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/folker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}