taker
/ˈteɪkɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.
Example Sentences
- "She is known as quite a risk taker."
- "The hostage taker decided to surrender to the police."
- "The study could not confirm the real percentage of drug takers in the country."
- "An athletic kid from New Jersey, Fischer was known as a bold risk taker — they called him “the fallingest man in climbing” — until an old-school cragger taught him the Zen of controlled ascent."
- "I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore - you are too much of a taker."
- "Are there any takers for helping me clean the garage this weekend?"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: takere
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈteɪkɚ/