"asker" meaning in English

See asker in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæsk.ɚ/ [US], /ˈɑːsk.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-asker.ogg [US], En-uk-asker.ogg [UK] Forms: askers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|asker}} Middle English asker, {{m|enm|axer}} axer, {{affix|en|ask|-er|id2=agent noun}} ask + -er 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), perguntador [masculine] (Portuguese), persoğ [common-gender] (Zazaki), perser [common-gender] (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-asker-en-noun-jx~AxF9U Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈæsk.ɚ/ [US], /ˈɑːsk.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-asker.ogg [US], En-uk-asker.ogg [UK] Forms: askers [plural]
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”), {{m|en|ask|id=lizard}} ask Head templates: {{en-noun}} asker (plural askers)
  1. (England dialect, Wales) A newt. Tags: England, Wales, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Newts
    Sense id: en-asker-en-noun-9esSShBQ Disambiguation of Newts: 9 91 Categories (other): English English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 37 63 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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