taker
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taker
- /ˈteɪkɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English takere, equivalent to take + -er.
noun takers
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One who takes something.
She is known as quite a risk taker.
Opposite: accorder, assigner, bestower, bequeather, deliverer, furnisher, giver, granter, presenter, renderer, supplier
- A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than they give. I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore; you are too much of a taker.
- One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something. Are there any takers for helping me clean the garage this weekend?
- A nipper or claw of a scorpion. The ſixt is like a Crabbe, & this is called by Elianus a flamant Scorpion, it is of a great body, and hath tonges and takers very ſolid and ſtrong, like the Gramuell or Creuiſh, & is therefore thought to take the beginning from that fiſh.
Similar: appropriator, taker · Opposite: giver, returner
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: donee, acceptor, licensor, licensee, customer, lessee, tenant, pickpocket, thief, policyholder, census, homicide, killer, murderer, assassin, intaker
noun
Similar: appropriator, taker · Opposite: giver, returner
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noun One who takes something
| العربية | آخِذ ʔāḵiḏ |
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