"asker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːsk.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæsk.ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-asker.ogg [UK], En-us-asker.ogg [US] Forms: askers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːskə(ɹ), -æskə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English askere English asker Inherited from Middle English askere. By surface analysis, ask + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:inh|enm:askere|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. 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"Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₂", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "factitive verb", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-h₂ti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōną", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ōn", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*aiskōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "āscian", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "asken", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }, { "id" : "agentive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent suffix", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-āsijos", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-eh₂s(i)yós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-eh₂so-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eh₂", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-so-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "athematic", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-os", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "alt" : "*-o-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āsios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "askere", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "asker", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="asker"> Inherited from Middle English askere., {{surf|en|ask|-er|id2=agent noun}} By surface analysis, ask + -er, {{ety|en|:inh|enm:askere|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eys- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti Proto-Germanic *iskaną Proto-Germanic *aiskaz Proto-West Germanic *aisk Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-West Germanic *-ōn Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn Old English āscian Middle English asken Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere Middle English askere English asker Inherited from Middle English askere. Head templates: {{en-noun}} asker (plural askers)
  1. Someone who asks a question. Synonyms: questioner Translations (person who asks a question): سَائِل (sāʔil) (Arabic), kysyjä (Finnish), kyselijä (Finnish), Fragender [masculine] (German), Fragende [feminine] (German), Fragesteller [masculine] (German), Fragestellerin [feminine] (German), प्रश्नकर्ता (praśnakartā) [masculine] (Hindi), प्रश्नकर्ता (praśnakartā) [masculine] (Marathi), विचारणारा (vicārṇārā) [masculine] (Marathi), विचारणारे (vicārṇāre) [neuter] (Marathi), विचारणारी (vicārṇārī) [feminine] (Marathi), perguntador [masculine] (Portuguese), persoğ [common-gender] (Zazaki), perser [common-gender] (Zazaki)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɑːsk.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈæsk.ɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-uk-asker.ogg [UK], En-us-asker.ogg [US] Forms: askers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːskə(ɹ), -æskə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ascre}} Middle English ascre, {{cog|enm|aske|t=newt}} Middle English aske (“newt”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} asker (plural askers)
  1. (England dialect, Wales) A newt. Tags: England, Wales, dialectal
    Sense id: en-asker-en-noun-9esSShBQ Categories (other): English English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, Newts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Newts: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*h₂eys-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eys-#Proto-Indo-European:_wish"
    ],
    [
      "*-sḱéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-sḱéti#Proto-Indo-European:_durative_verbs"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂isḱéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂isḱéti#Proto-Indo-European:_wish"
    ],
    [
      "*aisk",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aisk"
    ],
    [
      "*-h₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-h₂#Proto-Indo-European:_collective_nouns"
    ],
    [
      "*-éh₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-éh₂#Proto-Indo-European:_collective_nouns"
    ],
    [
      "*-yéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yéti#Proto-Indo-European:_intransitive_verbs"
    ],
    [
      "*-eh₂yéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-eh₂yéti#Proto-Indo-European:_suf"
    ],
    [
      "*-h₂ti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-h₂ti#Proto-Indo-European:_factitive_verb"
    ],
    [
      "*-ōną",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ōną"
    ],
    [
      "*-ōn",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ōn#Proto-West_Germanic:_verbal"
    ],
    [
      "*aiskōn",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/aiskōn"
    ],
    [
      "āscian",
      "ascian#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "asken",
      "asken#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "*-eh₂",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-eh₂"
    ],
    [
      "*-os",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-os#Proto-Indo-European:_athematic"
    ],
    [
      "*-yós",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yós#Proto-Indo-European:_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "*-āsios",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/-āsios#Proto-Italic:_adjective"
    ],
    [
      "-ārius",
      "-arius#Latin:_adjective"
    ],
    [
      "-ārius",
      "-arius#Latin:_agent_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*-ārijaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-ārijaz#Proto-Germanic:_noun"
    ],
    [
      "*-ārī",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-ārī#Proto-West_Germanic:_agent_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Old_English:_agent_suffix"
    ],
    [
      "-ere",
      "-ere#Middle_English:_agentive"
    ],
    [
      "askere",
      "askere#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "askere",
      "askere#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "ask",
      "ask#English"
    ],
    [
      "-er",
      "-er#English:_agent_noun"
    ]
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "enm:askere",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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English askere.",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ask",
        "3": "-er",
        "id2": "agent noun"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, ask + -er",
      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "enm:askere",
        "text": "+",
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eys-\nProto-Indo-European *-sḱéti\nProto-Indo-European *h₂isḱéti\nProto-Germanic *iskaną\nProto-Germanic *aiskaz\nProto-West Germanic *aisk\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂\nProto-Indo-European *-éh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti\nProto-Indo-European *-h₂ti\nProto-Germanic *-ōną\nProto-West Germanic *-ōn\nProto-West Germanic *aiskōn\nOld English āscian\nMiddle English asken\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂\nProto-Indo-European *-os?\nProto-Indo-European *-o-\nProto-Indo-European *-so-\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-\nProto-Indo-European *-yós\nProto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós\nProto-Italic *-āsijos\nProto-Italic *-āsios\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nMiddle English askere\nEnglish asker\nInherited from Middle English askere. By surface analysis, ask + -er.",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "person who asks a question",
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      "sense": "person who asks a question",
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}

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