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单词 taker
释义 tak·er
\ˈtākə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from taken to take + -er
: one that takes (as by seizing, removing, accepting, receiving)
 < our takers of the West were nomads of fixed and gentle habits — Russell Lord >
 < United States was a heavy taker of copper — R.G.Woolbert >
 < fish … are often free takers there — J.E.Hutton >
 a. : one that captures or seizes : catcher, captor
  < these natives were the fur takers — Julian Dana >
 b. obsolete : one that takes wrongfully : pilferer, robber, thief
 c.
  (1) : one that takes possession especially of land
  (2) : one that takes a lease of property : lessee, tenant
 d. : one that takes by collecting, receiving, removing, or recording
  < ticket taker >
  < assiduous takers of notes >
  < a taker of dictation, maker of appointments, mailer of reminders — Helen Waterman >
  < one inventory taker counts the units and a second puts down the count — H.S.Noble >
 specifically : a worker who carries or moves leather from one place or process to another in the hide house, beamhouse, or tan house
 e. : one that accepts something offered (as a bet, a dare or challenge, merchandise, assistance, an opportunity)
  < odds were five to three with no takers >
  < if he was hunting a feud, he had no takers who dared to quip about his kilt — Ashley Halsey >
  < call money offered at 2 5/8percent without attracting takersFinancial Times (London) >
  < a creative mathematician … peddling lessons to no takers — E.T.Bell >
  < section of the table given over to tea and raisin cakes had had no takersNew Yorker >
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