taker

«taker» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who takes or accepts something that is offered — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a taker, takers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A taker is a person who takes or accepts something that is offered. tree →

2) A taker can be someone who takes more than they give. tree →

3) In compound words it means a person who does something, like a risk-taker or a test-taker. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk «Any takers?» means «Does anyone want this?». In stories about fairness a taker is selfish, opposite to a giver. Phrases: «any takers», «no takers», «risk-taker», «note-taker», «giver and taker».

examples

• I offered my last biscuit, but there were no takers. tree →
• «Any takers for a game of chess?» asked Dad. tree →
• He is a taker, not a giver. tree →
• She is a risk-taker who loves climbing. tree →
• The teacher chose a note-taker for the group. tree →
• The free puppies soon found takers. tree →
• Every test-taker gets a pencil. tree →

note

Countable. Often plural in «no takers», «any takers». Mostly used in compounds (caretaker, undertaker, stocktaker). An undertaker is a person who arranges funerals, not someone who «takes under».

In the corpora

• The most important thing to tell the call taker is where you are.
• You should stay on the line until the call taker tells you to hang up.
• Every prank call to an emergency number takes a call taker away from someone who may be in real danger.
• Leaders were not always takers.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «taker» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.