TAKER
What does "TAKER" mean?
A person who takes or accepts something, especially an offer.
Meanings
- A person who accepts or seizes something that is offered or available. The car was free, but there were no takers.
- A person who takes more than they give in relationships or exchanges. In every team there are givers and takers. informal
Did you know?
- Psychologist Adam Grant's 2013 book Give and Take argues that 'takers' often rise quickly but givers, surprisingly, cluster at both the bottom and the very top of success.
Word origin
Agent noun from the verb 'take' (Old Norse 'taka', to grasp) plus the suffix '-er' denoting one who does the action.
Remember it
TAKER = TAKE + R: the R is the reaching hand that closes on what's offered.
A little poem
The giver counts the room; the taker, the door-
one leaves a little, one wants a little more.
couplet
What it teaches
A taker measures the gift; a giver measures the giving.
Quick facts
What does TAKER mean?
A person who takes or accepts something, especially an offer.
Is TAKER a valid word?
Yes — TAKER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TAKER?
TAKER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TAKER come from?
Agent noun from the verb 'take' (Old Norse 'taka', to grasp) plus the suffix '-er' denoting one who does the action.
What can TAKER teach us?
A taker measures the gift; a giver measures the giving.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.