taker : Idioms & Phrases
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census taker
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noun someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
enumerator.
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opium taker
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noun someone addicted to opium
opium addict.
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pledge taker
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noun a volunteer who records (usually by telephone) contributions pledged in a fund drive
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poll taker
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noun someone who conducts surveys of public opinion
headcounter; canvasser; pollster.
- a pollster conducts public opinion polls
- a headcounter counts heads
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profit taker
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noun someone who sells stock shares at a profit
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risk taker
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noun someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
gambler.
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Snuff taker
- one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the nose.
Webster 1913
stock-taker
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noun an employee whose job is to take inventory
stocktaker.
- an outside stocktaker had to be hired
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Thief taker
- one whose business is to find and capture thieves and bring them to justice.
Webster 1913
ticket taker
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noun someone who is paid to admit only those who have purchased tickets
ticket collector.
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toll taker
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noun someone employed to collect tolls
toller; tollkeeper; toll agent; toll collector; tollgatherer; tollman.
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Traffic taker
- a computer of the returns of traffic on a railway, steamboat line, etc.
