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One who takes something.
- She is known as quite a risk taker.
- The hostage taker decided to surrender to the police.
- 2
A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than they give.
- I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore; you are too much of a taker.
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One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.
- Are there any takers for helping me clean the garage this weekend?
- I'm selling handmade postcards—any takers?
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A nipper or claw of a scorpion.obsolete
- The ſixt is like a Crabbe, & this is called by Elianus a flamant Scorpion, it is of a great body, and hath tonges and takers very ſolid and ſtrong, like the Gramuell or Creuiſh, & is therefore thought to take the beginning from that fiſh.
syn. appropriator · taker
ant. giver · returner