"askere" meaning in Middle English

See askere in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaskər(ə)/, /ˈaksər(ə)/ Forms: askeres [plural], asker [alternative], axer [alternative], axere [alternative]
Etymology: From asken (“to ask”) + -ere (agentive suffix). First attested before 1325. 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"-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "askere", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="askere">, {{af|enm|asken|-ere|id2=agentive|pos2=agentive suffix|t1=to ask}} asken (“to ask”) + -ere (agentive suffix), {{etydate|before|1325}} First attested before 1325, {{ety|enm|:af|asken|-ere<id:agentive>}} Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} askere, {{enm-noun|askeres}} askere (plural askeres)
  1. One who asks a question; an asker or questioner:
    One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker.
    Sense id: en-askere-enm-noun-R9ODiV9s Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 29 29 19 0 23
  2. One who asks a question; an asker or questioner:
    One who prays to or petitions a deity.
    Sense id: en-askere-enm-noun-5a8K8k-- Categories (other): People, Religion Disambiguation of People: 29 29 19 0 23 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 55 0 45 0
  3. An extortionist; one who requires excessive fees.
    Sense id: en-askere-enm-noun-ltCbzjO4 Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 29 29 19 0 23
  4. A litigant; one involved in legal action (especially a plaintiff)
    Sense id: en-askere-enm-noun-CjcoK9ie Categories (other): Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Law, Religion, Taxation Disambiguation of Middle English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 21 16 13 34 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 21 16 13 34 16 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 20 15 12 37 16 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -ere (agentive): 21 17 13 32 16 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 20 15 11 38 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 16 6 48 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 14 10 43 14 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 13 10 46 13 Disambiguation of Law: 6 6 5 76 7 Disambiguation of Religion: 0 55 0 45 0 Disambiguation of Taxation: 18 18 18 28 18
  5. (rare) One who levies dues or fees. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-askere-enm-noun-~2VxUaWM Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 29 29 19 0 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Communication Disambiguation of Communication: 0 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈaksər(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}
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        "plural"
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        "One who levies dues or fees."
      ],
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        "(rare) One who levies dues or fees."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈaskər(ə)/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈaksər(ə)/"
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}

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