asker
See also: Asker
English
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file)
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Audio (UK): (file)
Etymology 1
From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask + -er.
Noun
asker (plural askers)
- Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.]
- Synonym: questioner
- Antonyms: askee, answerer, replier, respondent, responder
- Hyponym: requestor
Translations
person who asks a question
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Etymology 2
From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask.
Noun
asker (plural askers)
- (England dialect, Wales) A newt. [from 14th c.]
- 2018 April 21, Sara Hudston, The Guardian:
- Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.
Anagrams
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”).
Noun
asker
Declension
Declension of asker
nominative | asker |
---|---|
genitive | askerniñ |
dative | askerge |
accusative | askerni |
locative | askerde |
ablative | askerden |
Danish
Noun
asker c pl
- plural indefinite of aske
Verb
asker
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
asker (plural askers)
- One who prays towards or supplicates a divinity.
- One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker.
- A litigant; one who begins legal action or one hired by such a person.
- (rare) An extortionist; one who requires excessive charges.
- (rare) One who asks or questions; an asker.
- (rare) One who levies dues or fees.
Descendants
References
- “asker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
asker m pl
- indefinite plural of ask
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- ᛆᛋᚴᚽᚱ (Runic)
Etymology
From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.
Noun
asker m
Declension
Declension of asker (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).
Pronunciation
Noun
asker m pers
Declension
Declension of asker
Related terms
noun
Further reading
- asker in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (asker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”).
Pronunciation
Noun
asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “asker”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “asker”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “asker”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
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