staker

[English stake, v.; -er.) One who stakes, wagers, or hazards. stăk-tom-ě-tër, s. [Greek staktos falling by drops, and metron =a measure.) A pipette (q. v.). sta-lăc-tic, sta-lac-tic-al a. [English stal act(ite); -ic, -ical.] Of or pertaining to stalactite; resembling stalactite. "Incrust rated with this sparry, stalactical substance." -Derham: Physico- Theology , bk. iii., ch. i. sta-lăc-ti-form, a. [Eng. stalacti(te); form.] Having the form of a stalactite; like stalactite; stalactical.