ˈtākə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from taken to take + -er
: one that takes (as by seizing, removing, accepting, receiving)
our takers of the West were nomads of fixed and gentle habits — Russell Lord
United States was a heavy taker of copper — R.G.Woolbert
fish … are often free takers there — J.E.Hutton
a. : one that captures or seizes : catcher , captor
these natives were the fur takers — Julian Dana
b. obsolete : one that takes wrongfully : pilferer , robber , thief
c.
(1) : one that takes possession especially of land
(2) : one that takes a lease of property : lessee , tenant
d. : one that takes by collecting, receiving, removing, or recording
ticket taker
assiduous takers of notes
a taker of dictation, maker of appointments, mailer of reminders — Helen Waterman
one inventory taker counts the units and a second puts down the count — H.S.Noble
specifically : a worker who carries or moves leather from one place or process to another in the hide house, beamhouse, or tan house
e. : one that accepts something offered (as a bet, a dare or challenge, merchandise, assistance, an opportunity)
odds were five to three with no takers
if he was hunting a feud, he had no takers who dared to quip about his kilt — Ashley Halsey
call money offered at 2 5/8percent without attracting takers — Financial Times (London)
a creative mathematician … peddling lessons to no takers — E.T.Bell
section of the table given over to tea and raisin cakes had had no takers — New Yorker