Definition of Asker

1. Noun. Someone who asks a question.


Definition of Asker

1. n. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.

2. n. An ask; a water newt.

Definition of Asker

1. Noun. (alternative form of ask) ("an eft or newt"). ¹

2. Noun. The person who asks a question ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Asker

1. one that asks [n -S] - See also: asks

Medical Definition of Asker

1. An ask; a water newt. Origin: A corruption of AS. Aexe lizard, newt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asker

askances
askancing
askant
askanted
askanting
askants
askard
askari
askaris
aske
asked
asked around
asked for
asked for it
asked for the moon
asker (current term)
askerd
askers
askeses
askesis
askest
asketh
askew
askewness
askewnesses
askey
askile
askin'
asking
asking(a)

Literary usage of Asker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"St.'C LAWYER, asker. 2. Spec, canvasser, drummer, runner, tout (cant), touter (cant). solid, a. 1. cubic (math.); spec, hard, congealed, frozen; ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1905)
"He was moved not with the instinct or stirring of charity but overcome with the importunity of the asker, he drew out a piece of the vilest meat and cast it ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Ruled at Nisi Prius: In the Courts of Queen's by Frederick Augustus Carrington, Andrew Valentine Kirwan, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer, Great Britain Court of King's Bench (1852)
"Hillary (Bart.), (Right to begin) - - 43 Elstob i!. Wright, (Comity Court—Notice of Action) - - 31 Furze v. asker, (Special Reply) ------ 73 Holmes v. ..."

4. History of Middle Tennessee Baptists: With Special Reference to Salem, New by John Harvey Grime (1902)
"He is the son of James A. and Emma P. (asker) Fletcher. He was born in the town of Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, September 25, 1844. ..."

5. What is Meaning?: Studies in the Development of Significance by Victoria Welby (1903)
"No one will deny that the tendency of positive modern thought, in reaction from the speculative development in which the Why-asker overreached himself and ..."

6. Chess Openings by Frank James Marshall (1904)
"I.asker). 20 R—K sq Here, I believe, Black misses his chance; for K R—R sq is the obvious move, and gives a strong hold on the position. ..."

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