ranker

See also: ränker

English

Etymology 1

From rank +‎ -er (comparative suffix).

Adjective

ranker

1. comparative form of rank: more rank
   • 1715, Homer, Iliad, translated by Alexander Pope, Book XV:

     As when a lion, rushing from his den,
     Amidst the plain of some wide-water’d fen,
     (Where numerous oxen, as at ease they feed,
     At large expatiate o’er the ranker mead)

Etymology 2

From rank +‎ -er (agent noun suffix).

Noun

ranker (countable and uncountable, plural rankers)

1. (countable) One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks.
2. A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock.
3. (countable, military) A common soldier.
4. (countable) One with a specified rank.
   • 2002, M. Naganthan, Tamil Nadu economy: trends and prospects, page 259:

     But the difference between the first ranker Maharashtra and the second ranker Tamil Nadu was so sharp that Tamil Nadu's value added was just 40 per cent of that of Maharashtra.

   • 2011, Derek Ellis, Sex, Food and Rank: In Humans and Animals, page 54:

     Mike, as an adult chimpanzee, was a low ranker.

   • 2012, Julia Scheeres, Jesus Land: A Memoir:

     I become Starr high ranker the next Sunday, setting a school record for reaching Fifth Level in the minimum amount of time.

   • 2015, Sudha Murty, How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other Stories:

     When it comes to academics, you are a first ranker throughout.

Translations

a common soldier

• Bulgarian: редник (bg) m (rednik)
• Irish: rangóir m, saighdiúir singil m
• Spanish: chusquero (es) m

Anagrams

• Karner, rerank

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁaŋkɐ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ran‧ker

Adjective

ranker

1. comparative degree of rank

Adjective

ranker

1. inflection of rank:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ranker m

1. indefinite plural of ranke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ranker f

1. indefinite plural of ranke