Definition of TAKER

taker

Plural: takers

Noun

  • One who takes or receives something.
  • one who accepts an offer
  • one who takes a bet or wager
  • One who takes something.
  • A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives.
  • One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.
  • A nipper or claw of a scorpion.

Examples

  • Are there any takers for helping me clean the garage this weekend?
  • As a good TAKER of tiles, he always hoped for a Q or Z in Words With Friends.
  • I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore - you are too much of a taker.
  • I'm selling handmade postcards—any takers?
  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

appropriator, taker

Scrabble Score: 9

taker: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
taker: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
taker: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

taker: valid Words With Friends Word