Meanings
asker1
nounasker (plural askers)
plural askers
- Someone who asks a question.First known use 12th c.
Synonyms: questioner · Antonyms: askee, questionee
asker2
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Origin
asker · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eys-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂isḱéti
- Proto-Germanic*iskaną
- Proto-Germanic*aiskaz
- Proto-West Germanic*aisk
- Proto-West Germanic*aiskōn
- Old Englishāscian
- Middle Englishasken
- Middle Englishaskere
- Englishasker
Inherited from Middle English askere. By surface analysis, ask + -er.
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- Middle Englishascre
- Englishasker
From Middle English ascre, a variant (with uncertain suffix) of Middle English aske (“newt”). More at ask.
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Arabic سَائِل
- سَائِل (sāʔil)person who asks a question
Finnish kysyjä, kyselijä
- kysyjäperson who asks a question
- kyselijäperson who asks a question
German Fragender, Fragende
- Fragenderperson who asks a question
- Fragendeperson who asks a question
- Fragestellerperson who asks a question
- Fragestellerinperson who asks a question
Hindi प्रश्नकर्ता
- प्रश्नकर्ता (praśnakartā)person who asks a question
Portuguese perguntador
- perguntadorperson who asks a question
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APA
asker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asker
MLA
“asker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asker.
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