asker
See also: Asker
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈæsk.ɚ/
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- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːsk.ə/
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask + -er.
Noun edit
asker (plural askers)
- Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.]
- Synonym: questioner
- Antonyms: askee; see also Thesaurus:askee
- Hyponym: requestor
Translations edit
person who asks a question
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask.
Noun edit
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 edit
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”).
Noun edit
asker
Declension edit
Declension of asker
nominative | asker |
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genitive | askerniñ |
dative | askerge |
accusative | askerni |
locative | askerde |
ablative | askerden |
Danish edit
Noun edit
asker c pl
- plural indefinite of aske
Verb edit
asker
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
References edit
- “asker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
asker m pl
- indefinite plural of ask
Old Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- ᛆᛋᚴᚽᚱ (Runic)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.
Noun edit
asker m
Declension edit
Declension of asker (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
Polish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
asker m pers
Declension edit
Declension of asker
Related terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
- asker in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (asker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “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