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View synonyms for ˈtaker

ˈtaker

/ ˈteɪkə /

noun

  1. a person who takes something, esp a bet, wager, or offer of purchase


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Example Sentences

She is certainly a risk-taker and attention-getter, but often for matters of costume, props, and behavior.

Foley was a risk taker who reported from the front lines, fully aware of the dangers that might entail.

Bonnett has been a risk taker since his early days in the field of geography.

Visa, founded in 1958, is also something of a taker rather than a maker.

In the world of Fox News, however, Greenslate is typical—a lazy, entitled "taker" who deserves to lose his benefits.

And the rule would apply whether the taker was the purchaser or some other person.

Ren took them in at the door, with his rifle in the hollow of his arm, and he was as implacable as a ticket taker at the opera.

Then, to punish both bribe-giver and bribe-taker in the same way is to throw a guard about the iniquitous transaction.

Legislatures are corrupted and courts of justice are polluted by the presence of the bribe-giver and the bribe-taker for profit.

Turning to the left, Jurgens struck the ticket taker out of his path and raced onto the pier.

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