pok·er 1 (p??k?r)n. One that pokes, especially a metal rod used to stir a fire.pok·er 2 (p??k?r)n. Any of various card games played by two or more players who bet on the value of their hands.[Probably from French poque, a card game similar to poker popular in the 18th century, probably from German pochen, to knock, pound, boast, brag (as in (ich) poche, (I) knock, bet (said while rapping the table when opening in the German card game Pochspiel)); akin to German poch, interjection imitative of a knock.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.poker (?p??k?) n1. (Tools) a metal rod, usually with a handle, for stirring a fire2. a person or thing that pokespoker (?p??k?) n (Card Games) a card game of bluff and skill in which bets are made on the hands dealt, the highest-ranking hand (containing the most valuable combinations of sequences and sets of cards) winning the pool[C19: probably from French poque similar card game]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014pok?er1 (?po? k?r) n. 1. a person or thing that pokes. 2. a metal rod for poking or stirring a fire. [1525?35] pok?er2 (?po? k?r) n. a card game played by two or more persons, in which the players bet on the value of their hands, the winner taking the pool. [1825?35, Amer.; perhaps orig. braggart, bluffer; compare Middle Low German poken to brag, play, Middle Dutch poken to bluff, brag] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.PokerA metal rod about two feet long with a handle on one end and a right angle bend on the other. Pokers were used to stir burning wood or coal in stoves.1001 Words and Phrases You Never Knew You Didn?t Know by W.R. Runyan Copyright © 2011 by W.R. Runyan