wicker

UK: /ˈwɪkə^r/ US: /ˈwɪkɚ/ ,(wik′ər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

wick•er /ˈwɪkɚ/   n. 

1. [countable] a slender, easily bent twig that can be shaped to form baskets, furniture, etc.
2. Furniture [uncountable] twigs or sticks bent and woven together, used as the material for baskets, chairs, or the like;
   wickerwork.

adj. [before a noun]

3. Furniture made of wicker;
   covered with wicker.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

wick•er  (wik′ər), n. 

1. a slender, pliant twig;
   osier;
   withe.
2. Furniture plaited or woven twigs or osiers as the material of baskets, chairs, etc.;
   wickerwork.
3. Furniture something made of wickerwork, as a basket.

adj. 

4. Furniture consisting or made of wicker:
   a wicker chair.
5. covered with wicker:
   a wicker jug.

• Scandinavian; compare dialect, dialectal Swedish vikker willow. See weak
• Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

wicker / ˈwɪkə/ noun

1. a slender flexible twig or shoot, esp of willow
2. short for wickerwork

adjective

1. made, consisting of, or constructed from wicker

Etymology: 14th Century: from Scandinavian; compare Swedish viker, Danish viger willow, Swedish vika to bend