n. A person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives.
n. One who is willing to participate in, or buy, something.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A cylinder on a wool-carding machine for taking the fibers from the feed-rolls to the main cylinder. Also called licker-in or taker-in.
n. One who takes, in any sense; specifically, a purveyor.
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n. one who takes a bet or wager
n. one who accepts an offer
Word Usage
"However, the penalty taker is just as likely (28.7 per cent of the time) to blast the ball straight in front of him as to hit it to the right or left."