"tasker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: taskers [plural]
Etymology: From task + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|task|-er|id2=agent noun}} task + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} tasker (plural taskers)
  1. One who imposes a task.
    Sense id: en-tasker-en-noun-5LB4AJwC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
  2. One who performs a task, such as a day-labourer.
    Sense id: en-tasker-en-noun-vp6xRD0G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31
  3. (Scotland, historical) A labourer who receives wages in kind. Tags: Scotland, historical
    Sense id: en-tasker-en-noun-nYXANVkN Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 35 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 31 31 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 34 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 33 31

Inflected forms

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