— thanker , n.
/thangk/ , v.t.
1. to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
2. have oneself to thank , to be personally to blame; have the responsibility: The citizens have only themselves to thank for corruption in government.
3. thank God , (used interjectionally to express relief, thankfulness, etc.) Also, thank goodness, thank heaven .
4. thank you , (used interjectionally to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment, as for a gift, favor, service, or courtesy).
n.
5. Usually, thanks . a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise: to return a borrowed book with thanks.
6. thanks to , because of; owing to: Thanks to good organization and hard work, the benefit concert was a great success.
interj.
7. thanks , (used as an informal expression of gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment).
[ bef. 900; (n.) ME: favorable thought, goodwill, gratitude, (in sing. and pl.) expression of thanks; OE thanc (in sing.) expression of thanks, orig., thought, thoughtfulness; (v.) ME thanken, OE thancian (c. D, G danken ); akin to THINK 1 ]