asker

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈæsk.ɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːsk.ə/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask +‎ -er. ==== Noun ==== asker (plural askers) Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.] 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) (England dialect, Wales) A newt. [from 14th c.] === Anagrams === skare, skear, reaks, reask, Akres, eskar, Kaser, Akers, Rakes, Sekar, saker, kesar, akers, Kears, rakes == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: as‧ker === Noun === asker soldier; warrior ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “asker”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == Danish == === Noun === asker c pl plural indefinite of aske === Verb === asker present tense of aske == Ladino == === Alternative forms === askier === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʼasker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). === Noun === asker m (Hebrew spelling אסקיר) (countable, military) soldier (a member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member) Synonym: soldado ==== Related terms ==== === References === == Middle English == === Alternative forms === askere, axer, axere === Etymology === From asken +‎ -ere (agentive suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaskər(ə)/, /ˈaksər(ə)/ === Noun === asker (plural askers) One who prays towards or supplicates a divinity. One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker. A litigant; one who begins legal action or one hired by such a person. (rare) An extortionist; one who requires excessive charges. (rare) One who asks or questions; an asker. (rare) One who levies dues or fees. ==== Descendants ==== English: asker Middle Scots: askar ==== References ==== “asker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 March 2019. == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === asker m pl indefinite plural of ask == Old Swedish == === Alternative forms === ᛆᛋᚴᚽᚱ (Runic) === Etymology === From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz. === Noun === asker m ash (tree) wooden box ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: ask→ Finnish: aski == Polish == === Alternative forms === askar === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʿasker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈas.kɛr/ Rhymes: -askɛr Syllabification: as‧ker === Noun === asker m pers (military) Turkish soldier Hypernym: żołnierz ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === asker in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Turkish == === 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): /asˈceɾ/, [ɑsˈcæɾ] Hyphenation: as‧ker === Noun === asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler) soldier (any member of a military, regardless of specialty or rank) military service, especially of conscription private (soldier of the lowest rank) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Ladino: asker → Koine Greek: ἀσκέρι (askéri) → Greek: ασκέρι (askéri) === Further reading === “asker”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “asker²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 318 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