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Whitaker

/ˈwɪ.tə.kəɹ/ Southern US

Rhymes with -ɪtəkə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Old English *Hwītæcer (literally “white-acre”).

proper noun

A surname.
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.
A borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: whittaker, whitener, whitmore, whitner, whitten, whittemore, whitted, whitmire, whitsey, whittington, whited, whiten, whitsett, whittingdale, whitcraft, whitely

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{whitaker_2026,
  title = {Whitaker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitaker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}