ranker

American  

[rang-ker] / ˈræŋ kər /

noun

1. a person who ranks. rank.

2. British. a soldier in the ranks rank or a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks. rank.

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ranker British  

/ ˈræŋkə /

noun

1. a soldier in the ranks

2. a commissioned officer who entered service as a recruit, esp in the army

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Etymology

Origin of ranker

First recorded in 1825–35; rank ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Nielsen, which releases a weekly ratings ranker for streaming content, also uses hours watched to rank programs.

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2021

News, the magazine that has already established itself as the most noticed ranker of the nation’s colleges and universities.

From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2017

“Because I intend on making one that’s a whole lot ranker than we’ve had before.”

From The New Yorker • Dec. 1, 2014

McNeill, who has won not a single tournament this year, has had a wretched season�about the worst for a No. 1 ranker since John Hope Doeg's memorable fadeout ten years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

The dark walls of the hedge-rows had turned into blooming screens; the sodden verdure of lawn and meadow was streaked with a ranker freshness.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Lodge, Henry Cabot