# taker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈteɪkɚ/ · frequency rank #21,677

## Definitions
1. One who takes something.
2. A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives.
3. One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.
4. A nipper or claw of a scorpion.

## Etymology
From Middle English takere, equivalent to take + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tar)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-ter)
- **tape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tape)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tale)
- **tier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tier)
- **tate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tate)
- **tame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tame)
- **toke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-toke)
- **takes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-takes)
- **taxes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-taxes)
- **tower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tower)
- **tiger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tiger)
- **Tyler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tyler)
- **tales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-tales)
- **token** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-token)
- **timer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-timer)
- **taper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-taper)
- **takin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-takin)
- **taser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-taser)
- **toner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-toner)

## Common misspellings (7)
`atker`, `taekr`, `takerr`, `takker`, `takre`, `tkaer`, `ttaker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/taker