different between taxer vs taker

English

Alternative forms

• taxor

Etymology

tax +? -er

Noun

taxer (plural taxers)

1. One who taxes.
2. (Britain, Cambridge University) One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and measures is observed.

Anagrams

• Artex, extra, extra-, retax

French

Etymology

From Old French taxer, borrowed from Latin tax?re, present active infinitive of tax?. Replaced the older tausser. Cf. also taux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tak.se/

Verb

taxer

1. to tax, to impose a tax on

Conjugation

Derived terms

• surtaxer
• taxation

Related terms

• taxe
• taux

Further reading

• “taxer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Verb

taxer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of tax?

Old French

Alternative forms

• tauxer

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tax?re, present active infinitive of tax?. Cf. also the older form tauxer (whence French taux), tausser, which was replaced.

Verb

taxer

1. to tax, to impose a tax on

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: taxer
• ? Middle English: taxen
  • English: tax
  • Scots: tax

Venetian

Etymology

From Latin tac?re, present active infinitive of tace?. Compare Italian tacere

Verb

taxer

1. (intransitive) to shut up (be quiet)

Conjugation

• Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

English

Etymology

From Middle English takere, equivalent to take +? -er

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?te?k?/
• Rhymes: -e?k?(r)

Noun

taker (plural takers)

1. One who takes something.

   She is known as quite a risk taker.

   The hostage taker decided to surrender to the police.

   The study could not confirm the real percentage of drug takers in the country.

2. A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives.

   I don't want to be a relationship with you anymore - you are too much of a taker.

3. One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.

   Are there any takers for helping me clean the garage this weekend?

   I'm selling handmade postcards - any takers?

Synonyms

• (one who takes): See Thesaurus:taker

Antonyms

• (one who takes): See Thesaurus:giver

Related terms

• taking

Translations

See also

• get
• receive

Anagrams

• Akter, kerat-, tarek, trake

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortening of takirub.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta?ker

Noun

taker

1. a minx

Adjective

taker

1. minxish

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *taikur. Cognates include Old English t?cor and Old High German zeihhur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ta?ker/

Noun

t?ker m

1. brother-in-law

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN