asker
Appearance
See also: Asker
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]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]- skare, skear, reaks, reask, Akres, eskar, Kaser, Akers, Rakes, Sekar, saker, kesar, akers, Kears, rakes
Crimean Tatar
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Cyrillic | аскер |
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Etymology
[edit]From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: as‧ker
Noun
[edit]asker
Declension
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nominative | asker | askerler |
genitive | askerniñ | askerlerniñ |
dative | askerge | askerlerge |
accusative | askerni | askerlerni |
locative | askerde | askerlerde |
ablative | askerden | askerlerden |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]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 Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʿasker), 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 (ʿasker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). Replaced the native word çeri.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)
- soldier (any member of a military, regardless of specialty or rank)
- military service, especially of conscription
- private (soldier of the lowest rank)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “asker”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “asker²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 318
- 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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