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taker

noun · 6 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈteɪkɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪkə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: T EY1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who takes something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: accorder, assigner, bestower, bequeather, deliverer, furnisher, giver, granter, presenter, renderer, supplier

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore - you are too much of a taker.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Are there any takers for helping me clean the garage this weekend?
  • I'm selling handmade postcards—any takers?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A nipper or claw of a scorpion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

one who takes a bet or wager

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bettor, better, wagerer, punter

6

noun

Meaning 6

one who accepts an offer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: customer, client

History

Etymology

From Middle English takere, equivalent to take + -er.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: آخِذ (ʔāḵiḏ) — One who takes something
  • Old English: numa — One who takes something
  • Polish: biorca — One who takes something
  • Polish: biorca — Translations