Huskers Meaning in English

word · lemma: husker

US

ˈhʌskɚz

HUHS-kerz

UK

hˈʌskɐ

HUHS-kuh

Definition

Traditionally, a 'husker' is a person or machine that removes the husk from corn. In the US, especially, 'Huskers' refers to the athletic teams from the University of Nebraska.

Usage & Nuances

As a common noun, 'husker' relates to agriculture, but as a plural in the US context, it almost always means Nebraska's sports teams ('the Huskers'), especially in college football. It's capitalized when referring to the teams. Rarely used outside these contexts.

• Spanish: desgranadores - Huskers (equipo de Nebraska)
• Portuguese (BR): descascadores - Huskers (time de Nebraska)
• Portuguese (PT): descascadores - Huskers (equipa do Nebraska)
• Chinese (Simplified): 剥玉米壳的人 - Huskers（内布拉斯加大学体育队）
• Chinese (Traditional): 剝玉米殼的人 - Huskers（內布拉斯加大學體育隊）
• Hindi: छिलका निकालने वाले - हस्कर्स (नेब्रास्का की टीम)
• Arabic: مقشري الذرة - هاسكرز (فريق نبراسكا)
• Bengali: শস্যের ছোবড়া ছাড়ানো শ্রমিক - হাস্কার্স (নেব্রাস্কা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের ক্রীড়া দল)
• Russian: лущильщики (кукурузы) - Хаскерс (команда Университета Небраски)
• Japanese: とうもろこしの皮むき作業者 - ハスカーズ（ネブラスカ大学のスポーツチーム）
• Vietnamese: người bóc vỏ ngô - Huskers (đội thể thao của Đại học Nebraska)
• Korean: 옥수수 껍질 벗기는 사람 - 허스커스(네브래스카 대학교 스포츠팀)
• Turkish: mısır soyucu - Huskers (Nebraska Üniversitesi'nin spor takımları)
• Urdu: چھلکا اُتارنے والا (مکئی) - ہسکرز (نیبراسکا یونیورسٹی کی کھیل ٹیمیں)
• Indonesian: pengupas jagung - Huskers (tim olahraga Universitas Nebraska)

Example Sentences

A group of huskers worked in the cornfield all day.

basic

The Huskers won the football game last night.

basic

Many Nebraska fans call themselves Huskers.

basic

Back in the day, local huskers would gather after harvest to share stories.

natural

Are you going to the Huskers game this Saturday?

natural

Every fall, the whole town turns red for the Huskers.

natural