Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 25 compound words that contain taker. The most common are listed below. Open taker in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- hostage-takerOne who is responsible for capturing one or more people and using their detainment and the threat to their well-being as a means of gaining power and leverage in the pursuit of their interests.
- thief-takerSomeone whose job it is to find and capture thieves.
- price takerA firm that has no choice over its price and must accept that of the general market.
- liberty takera person who takes liberties; a disrespectful person.
- test-takerOne who takes a test.
- wife-takerA lineage or a family that accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family.
- double takerSomething causing someone to do a double take.
- taker-offA person employed to unhook the wagons at self-acting inclines.
- wicket takerA person who takes a wicket in the game of cricket
- taker-backersplural of taker-backer: One who takes something back, especially one unfairly demanding the return of a gift previously given.
- taker-backerOne who takes something back, especially one unfairly demanding the return of a gift previously given.
- check-takerA person employed to collect admission tickets at a theatre or on a train, etc.
- time-takerA task or process that is time-consuming.
Compound words 25
- caretakerSomeone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.
- notetakerOne who writes down notes.
- bribetakerA person who takes bribes
- risktakerA person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen.
- ruletakerOne who receives rules made by others and is obligated to follow them.
- copytakerA person employed to type up news stories telephoned in by reporters.
- furtakerSomeone who harvests wildlife for fur by hunting, trapping, or both; a hunter or a trapper who harvests pelts.
- lifetakerA murderer; an assassin.
- numbertakerA person employed to note down numbers, in particular on railways where fleet numbers of wagons were recorded.
- wagetakerA firm that has no choice over its wages and must accept those of the general market.