26984 words

taker

8 definitions • 8 examples
1
someone who accepts or wants what someone is offering
2
few, no, or not many people interested in what has been offered:

Examples:

I put an ad on the website to sell my bike but I haven't had any takers.
3
someone who uses a drug or medicine:

Examples:

a drug taker
4
someone who takes or holds someone or something:

Examples:

a hostage taker
5
a person interested in what has been offered:

Examples:

But now at 60 years old, she found no takers for her labor.
6
a person who does something:

Examples:

Census takers use a mathematical formula and apply it to the overall locality.
7
someone who agrees to buy or do something:

Examples:

few/not many/no takers There have been few takers for stakes in Mexico's newly privatised companies.
A call for volunteers yielded only 30 takers.
8
a person or organization, etc. that takes something:

Examples:

Many of the call takers at the company's call centre were young and inexperienced.

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