asker

See also: Asker

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæsk.ɚ/

  • Audio (US):

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːsk.ə/

  • Audio (UK):

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Etymology 1

From Middle English asker, axer, equivalent to ask +‎ -er.

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. Someone who asks a question. [from 12th c.]

   Synonym: questioner

   Antonyms: askee; see also Thesaurus:askee

   Hyponym: requestor

Translations

person who asks a question

• Arabic: سَائِل (sāʔil)
• Finnish: kysyjä (fi), kyselijä (fi)
• German: Fragender m, Fragende f, Fragesteller (de) m, Fragestellerin (de) f
• Hindi: प्रश्नकर्ता m (praśnakartā)
• Marathi: प्रश्नकर्ता m (praśnakartā), विचारणारा m (vicārṇārā), विचारणारे n (vicārṇāre), विचारणारी f (vicārṇārī)
• Portuguese: perguntador m
• Zazaki: persoğ c, perser c

Etymology 2

From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask.

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. (England dialect, Wales) A newt. [from 14th c.]
   • 2018 April 21, Sara Hudston, The Guardian:

     Great crested newts, “askers”, used to be common in the Marshwood Vale.

Anagrams

• skare, skear, reaks, reask, Akres, eskar, Kaser, Akers, Rakes, Sekar, saker, kesar, akers, Kears, rakes

Crimean Tatar

Other scripts
Cyrillic	аскер
Roman

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: as‧ker

Noun

asker

1. soldier; warrior

Declension

Declension of asker

	singular	plural
nominative	asker	askerler
genitive	askerniñ	askerlerniñ
dative	askerge	askerlerge
accusative	askerni	askerlerni
locative	askerde	askerlerde
ablative	askerden	askerlerden

Derived terms

• askerbaşı
• askeriy (“military”)
• askerlik

References

• “asker”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Danish

Noun

asker c pl

1. plural indefinite of aske

Verb

asker

1. present tense of aske

Ladino

Alternative forms

• askier

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʼasker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”).

Noun

asker m (Hebrew spelling אסקיר)

1. (countable, military) soldier (a member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member)

   Synonym: soldado

   • 2002, Lo ke meldavan nuestros padres: artikolos de las gazetas en ladino 1888–1913‎^[1], page 192:

     Kuando retornare de la kishla i si mesmo no me toman por asker del todo, yo me kazare kon la vizinika de alado ke eya me ama tanto i es tanto onesta.

     When I return from the barracks, and even if they do not completely take me for a soldier, I shall sleep with the little neighbour of the wing who is so honest and loves me so much.

Related terms

• askerie
• askerlik

Middle English

Alternative forms

• askere, axer, axere

Etymology

From asken +‎ -ere (agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaskər(ə)/, /ˈaksər(ə)/

Noun

asker (plural askers)

1. One who prays towards or supplicates a divinity.
2. One who criticises, reviews, or examines; a checker.
3. A litigant; one who begins legal action or one hired by such a person.
4. (rare) An extortionist; one who requires excessive charges.
5. (rare) One who asks or questions; an asker.
6. (rare) One who levies dues or fees.

Descendants

• English: asker
• Middle Scots: askar

References

• “asker(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 March 2019.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

asker m pl

1. indefinite plural of ask

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• ᛆᛋᚴᚽᚱ (Runic)

Etymology

From Old Norse askr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz.

Noun

asker m

1. ash (tree)
2. wooden box

Declension

Declension of asker (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	asker	askrin	askar	askanir, askaner
accusative	ask	askin	aska	askana
dative	aski, aske	askinum, askenom	askum, askom	askumin, askomen
genitive	asks	asksins	aska	askanna

Descendants

• Swedish: ask
  • → Finnish: aski

Polish

Alternative forms

• askar

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʿasker), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈas.kɛr/
• Rhymes: -askɛr
• Syllabification: as‧ker

Noun

asker m pers

1. (military) Turkish soldier

   Hypernym: żołnierz

Declension

Declension of asker

	singular	plural
nominative	asker	askerzy/askery (deprecative)
genitive	askera	askerów
dative	askerowi	askerom
accusative	askera	askerów
instrumental	askerem	askerami
locative	askerze	askerach
vocative	askerze	askerzy

Related terms

noun

• askarys

Further reading

• asker in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عسكر (ʼasker)), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”), from Persian لشکر (laškar, “army”). Replaced the native word çeri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈceɾ/, [ɑsˈcæɾ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: as‧ker

Noun

asker (definite accusative askeri, plural askerler)

1. soldier (any member of a military, regardless of specialty or rank)
2. military service, especially of conscription
3. private (soldier of the lowest rank)

Declension

Declension of asker

singular plural nominative asker askerler definite accusative askeri askerleri dative askere askerlere locative askerde askerlerde ablative askerden askerlerden genitive askerin askerlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular askerim askerlerim 2nd singular askerin askerlerin 3rd singular askeri askerleri 1st plural askerimiz askerlerimiz 2nd plural askeriniz askerleriniz 3rd plural askerleri askerleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular askerimi askerlerimi 2nd singular askerini askerlerini 3rd singular askerini askerlerini 1st plural askerimizi askerlerimizi 2nd plural askerinizi askerlerinizi 3rd plural askerlerini askerlerini dative singular plural 1st singular askerime askerlerime 2nd singular askerine askerlerine 3rd singular askerine askerlerine 1st plural askerimize askerlerimize 2nd plural askerinize askerlerinize 3rd plural askerlerine askerlerine locative singular plural 1st singular askerimde askerlerimde 2nd singular askerinde askerlerinde 3rd singular askerinde askerlerinde 1st plural askerimizde askerlerimizde 2nd plural askerinizde askerlerinizde 3rd plural askerlerinde askerlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular askerimden askerlerimden 2nd singular askerinden askerlerinden 3rd singular askerinden askerlerinden 1st plural askerimizden askerlerimizden 2nd plural askerinizden askerlerinizden 3rd plural askerlerinden askerlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular askerimin askerlerimin 2nd singular askerinin askerlerinin 3rd singular askerinin askerlerinin 1st plural askerimizin askerlerimizin 2nd plural askerinizin askerlerinizin 3rd plural askerlerinin askerlerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular askerim askerlerim 2nd singular askersin askerlersin 3rd singular asker askerdir askerler askerlerdir 1st plural askeriz askerleriz 2nd plural askersiniz askerlersiniz 3rd plural askerler askerlerdir

Derived terms

• asker kaçağı
• asker ocağı
• askere gitmek
• askerlik
• çocuk asker
• kazasker
• serasker

Descendants

• → Ladino: asker
• → Koine Greek: ἀσκέρι (askéri)

  → Greek: ασκέρι (askéri)

Further reading

• “asker”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “asker²”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 318
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “asker”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “asker”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı