n. One of the Lake School of poetry: generally used contemptuously. Also Lakist.n. A fish of or taken from a lake; specifically, the lake-trout of North America, Salvelinus (Cristivomer) namaycush. See lake-trout, 2.n. A player; an actor.n. On the Erie Canal, a large canal-boat, one that could be towed on the Great Lakes with safety.n. A log-driver whose work is chiefly on lakes.