asker

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæsk.ɚ/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːsk.ə/

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Etymology 1

From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask +‎ -er.

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. Someone who asks a question.

   Synonym: questioner

   Antonyms: askee; see also Thesaurus:askee

   Hyponym: requestor

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask.

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. (England dialect, Wales) A newt.
   • 2018 April 21, Sara Hudston, The Guardian:

     Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.

Anagrams

• Akers, Kaser, Kears, Rakes, akers, eskar, kesar, rakes, reaks, reask, saker, skare, skear

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”).

Noun

asker

1. soldier; warrior

Declension

Danish

Noun

asker c pl

1. plural indefinite of aske

Verb

asker

1. present tense of aske

Middle English

Alternative forms

• askere, axer, axere

Etymology

From axen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaskər(ə)/, /ˈaksər(ə)/

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. One who prays towards or supplicates a divinity.
2. One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker.
3. A litigant; one who begins legal action or one hired by such a person.
4. (rare) An extortionist; one who requires excessive charges.
5. (rare) One who asks or questions; an asker.
6. (rare) One who levies dues or fees.

Descendants

• English: asker
• Scots: askar (obsolete)

References

• “asker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-10.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

asker m pl

1. indefinite plural of ask

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᛆᛋᚴᚽᚱ (Runic)

Etymology

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Noun

asker m

1. ash (tree)
2. wooden box

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: ask
  • → Finnish: aski

Polish

Alternative forms

• askar

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.kɛr/
• Rhymes: -askɛr
• Syllabification: as‧ker

Noun

asker m pers

1. (military) Turkish soldier

   Hypernym: żołnierz

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• asker in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

asker

Wikipedia ^tr

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʼasker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). Replaced the native word çeri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑsˈcæɾ/
• Hyphenation: as‧ker

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Noun

asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)

1. soldier

Declension

Derived terms

• askerlik
• çocuk asker

Descendants

• → Ladino: asker
• → Koine Greek: ἀσκέρι (askéri)

  → Greek: ασκέρι (askéri)

Further reading

• “asker”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “asker”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “asker”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı