Hypertext Webster Gateway: "asker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Asker \Ask"er\, n.
One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Asker \Ask"er\, n. [A corruption of AS. a?exe lizard, newt.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An ask; a water newt. [Local Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Effet \Ef"fet\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo["o]l.)
The common newt; -- called also {asker}, {eft}, {evat}, and
{ewt}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
asker
n : someone who asks a question [syn: {inquirer}, {enquirer}, {questioner},
{querier}]
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