"unitasker" meaning in All languages combined

See unitasker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: unitaskers [plural]
Etymology: From uni- + task + -er, modelled on multitasker. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|uni|task|er}} uni- + task + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} unitasker (plural unitaskers)
  1. A person who does a single thing at a time. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-unitasker-en-noun-oveRrVvW Disambiguation of People: 83 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with uni-, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with uni-: 74 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. A tool, particularly a kitchen utensil, which is useful only for performing a particular, specialized task
    Sense id: en-unitasker-en-noun-Yy8BzBf5

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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        "1": "en",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "People",
          "orig": "en:People",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 August 30, Ruth Pennebaker, “The Mediocre Multitasker”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Even with scientific validation at his fingertips, Mr. Leleux frets that the Stanford study may have been done “by a bitter unitasker like me who wants to validate his own existence.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who does a single thing at a time."
      ],
      "id": "en-unitasker-en-noun-oveRrVvW"
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2016 March 4, Lesley Stockton, “The Best Paring Knife”, in The Sweethome, archived from the original on 2016-03-24:",
          "text": "Bird’s beak: This style [of paring knife] has a shorter, curved blade that’s specifically designed for turning vegetables. It is really a unitasker and has no room on our knife strip at home.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A tool, particularly a kitchen utensil, which is useful only for performing a particular, specialized task"
      ],
      "id": "en-unitasker-en-noun-Yy8BzBf5",
      "links": [
        [
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          "utensil"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unitasker"
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    }
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2009 August 30, Ruth Pennebaker, “The Mediocre Multitasker”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "Even with scientific validation at his fingertips, Mr. Leleux frets that the Stanford study may have been done “by a bitter unitasker like me who wants to validate his own existence.”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who does a single thing at a time."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2016 March 4, Lesley Stockton, “The Best Paring Knife”, in The Sweethome, archived from the original on 2016-03-24:",
          "text": "Bird’s beak: This style [of paring knife] has a shorter, curved blade that’s specifically designed for turning vegetables. It is really a unitasker and has no room on our knife strip at home.",
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      ],
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