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Definition of taker-in in English: taker-innoun ˌteɪkə(r)ˈɪn 1A person who takes someone or something in, in various senses. 2Specifically. A person who carries out or is involved in an act of deception; a trickster, a swindler. 3Stock Market. A broker who takes in stocks or shares. Compare "taker". Now disused. 4In a carding machine: a cylinder which receives the cotton, wool, etc., from the feed rollers and passes it on to the main cylinder.
Origin Mid 17th century. From taker + in, after to take in. Definition of taker-in in US English: taker-innounˌteɪkə(r)ˈɪn 1A person who takes someone or something in, in various senses. 2Specifically. A person who carries out or is involved in an act of deception; a trickster, a swindler. 3Stock Market. A broker who takes in stocks or shares. Compare "taker". Now disused. 4In a carding machine: a cylinder which receives the cotton, wool, etc., from the feed rollers and passes it on to the main cylinder.
Origin Mid 17th century. From taker + in, after to take in. |