"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 , En-uk-asker.ogg Forms: askers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|asker}} Middle English asker, {{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), 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: /ˈæsk.ɚ/ [US], /ˈɑːsk.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-asker.ogg , En-uk-asker.ogg 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”) 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: 27 73 Categories (other): English English, Welsh English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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