taker
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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You never actually give the hostage taker his airplane, and Americans know that best of all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you like AI, IPOs and you’re a risk taker, you can own OpenAI and Anthropic before they go public.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
It is often why you see a lot of the pushing and shoving taking place just before a corner taker delivers the ball into the box.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
MTT in his early 20s was vibrant, arrogant, fearless, full of ideas, a chance taker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
My grades were good, and I was a competent standardized test taker.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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