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ranker

adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹæ̞ŋkə/
  • General-American: /ˈɹæ̝ŋkɚ/ without æ-raising
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈɹeɪ̯ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
  • /ˈɹɛ̃ŋkɚ/ æ-raising
  • rhymes with -æŋkə(ɹ)
  • homophone: rancor
  • CMU ARPABET: R AE1 NG K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of rank: more rank

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A common soldier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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5

noun

Meaning 5

One with a specified rank.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: soldier

7

noun

Meaning 7

a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: commissioned officer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English rank Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Germanic *-izô Proto-West Germanic *-iʀō Proto-Germanic *-ōzô Proto-West Germanic *-ōʀō Old English -ra Middle English -ere English -er English ranker From rank + -er (comparative suffix).

Etymology tree English rank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English ranker From rank + -er (agent noun suffix).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: редник (rednik) — a common soldier
  • Irish: rangóir — a common soldier
  • Irish: saighdiúir singil — a common soldier
  • Spanish: chusquero — a common soldier