Taker
noun
A person who takes or accepts something.
She is always the giver in their friendship, he is the taker
Often appears as...
- risk taker
- giver and taker
noun
A person who decides to do something, especially something that involves risk.
In this volatile market, he is a risk taker
Often appears as...
- high risk taker
- calculated risk taker
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Formal
Business
noun
A student or candidate who takes an exam.
There were 1,000 test takers in the examination hall
Often appears as...
- test taker
- examination taker
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Academic
noun
A company or person who insures property or life.
As a policy taker, he should understand his insurance coverage
Often appears as...
- policy taker
- insurance taker
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Formal
Technical
noun
A person who takes or accepts something.
She is always the giver in their friendship, he is the taker
Often appears as...
- risk taker
- giver and taker
noun
A person who decides to do something, especially something that involves risk.
In this volatile market, he is a risk taker
Often appears as...
- high risk taker
- calculated risk taker
Usage tips
Formal
Business
noun
A student or candidate who takes an exam.
There were 1,000 test takers in the examination hall
Often appears as...
- test taker
- examination taker
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A company or person who insures property or life.
As a policy taker, he should understand his insurance coverage
Often appears as...
- policy taker
- insurance taker
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Relational Dynamics
Understand 'taker' in friendships to highlight imbalance in giving and receiving.
She's tired of being the only taker in their relationship.
Pro Tip 2/2Implicit Negativity
'Taker' can imply selfishness or dependency when contrasted with 'giver'.
Don't be a constant taker; try to give back as well.
Pro Tip 1/2Relational Dynamics
Understand 'taker' in friendships to highlight imbalance in giving and receiving.
She's tired of being the only taker in their relationship.
Pro Tip 2/2Implicit Negativity
'Taker' can imply selfishness or dependency when contrasted with 'giver'.
Don't be a constant taker; try to give back as well.
Pro Tip 1/2Relational Dynamics
Understand 'taker' in friendships to highlight imbalance in giving and receiving.
She's tired of being the only taker in their relationship.
Pro Tip 2/2Implicit Negativity
'Taker' can imply selfishness or dependency when contrasted with 'giver'.
Don't be a constant taker; try to give back as well.
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Brewster Kahle: A...
you can lose your guitars or your house. This doesn't make any sense. So we've offered unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth, forever, for free, to anybody that has something to share that belongs in a library. And we've been getting a lot of takers. One is the rock 'n' rollers. The rock 'n' rollers had a tradition of sharing,
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Are you a giver or a...
is to be thoughtful about who you let onto your team. I figured, you want a culture of productive generosity, you should hire a bunch of givers. But I was surprised to discover, actually, that that was not right -- that the negative impact of a taker on a culture is usually double to triple the positive impact of a giver.
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The Price of Adventure PIPE...
but i don't see myself as a risk taker i see myself as a risk controller now max has made a documentary called torn about his father and the impact he had on the climbing world the mountaineer who knew alex lo best was his close friend and climbing partner conrad anchor hello my name is
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How to speak up for...
Have excellent evidence and strong allies. Be a passionate perspective taker. And if you use those tools -- and each and every one of you can use these tools -- you will expand your range of acceptable behavior, and your days will be mostly joyful.
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Dignity isn't a...
like, greed is not good, like the world is not divided into makers and takers, and that nobody ever, without any help, pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps -- if you know anything about physics you'll understand why that is.
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Casey Neistat for Nat...
person will always win life shrinks and expands in direct proportion to one's willingness to take on risk and I think when it comes to exploring the active exploration is the act of assuming risk the greater risk takers a greater
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Should we get rid of...
and often negative changes for test takers, sometimes with long-term life consequences. We can't blame the tests, though. It's up to us to use the right tests for the right jobs, and to interpret results appropriately.
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Innovative and cost...
microfinance I'm talking with a number of friends here seems to be too expensive for people is an area that donors can come in risk little risk takers let me tell you frankly speaking
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How to Shrink a Human...
the head taker massages the skin to help the drying process and produce the head shape once again the process will be repeated and can
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DIY - The Risk Game PIPE...
tightrope walkers are some of the greatest risk takers in the world balance high above the ground one wrong
Video examples
Brewster Kahle: A...
you can lose your guitars or your house. This doesn't make any sense. So we've offered unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth, forever, for free, to anybody that has something to share that belongs in a library. And we've been getting a lot of takers. One is the rock 'n' rollers. The rock 'n' rollers had a tradition of sharing,
Video examples
Are you a giver or a...
is to be thoughtful about who you let onto your team. I figured, you want a culture of productive generosity, you should hire a bunch of givers. But I was surprised to discover, actually, that that was not right -- that the negative impact of a taker on a culture is usually double to triple the positive impact of a giver.
Video examples
The Price of Adventure PIPE...
but i don't see myself as a risk taker i see myself as a risk controller now max has made a documentary called torn about his father and the impact he had on the climbing world the mountaineer who knew alex lo best was his close friend and climbing partner conrad anchor hello my name is
Video examples
How to speak up for...
Have excellent evidence and strong allies. Be a passionate perspective taker. And if you use those tools -- and each and every one of you can use these tools -- you will expand your range of acceptable behavior, and your days will be mostly joyful.
Video examples
Dignity isn't a...
like, greed is not good, like the world is not divided into makers and takers, and that nobody ever, without any help, pulled themselves up by their own bootstraps -- if you know anything about physics you'll understand why that is.
Video examples
Casey Neistat for Nat...
person will always win life shrinks and expands in direct proportion to one's willingness to take on risk and I think when it comes to exploring the active exploration is the act of assuming risk the greater risk takers a greater
Video examples
Should we get rid of...
and often negative changes for test takers, sometimes with long-term life consequences. We can't blame the tests, though. It's up to us to use the right tests for the right jobs, and to interpret results appropriately.
Video examples
Innovative and cost...
microfinance I'm talking with a number of friends here seems to be too expensive for people is an area that donors can come in risk little risk takers let me tell you frankly speaking
Video examples
How to Shrink a Human...
the head taker massages the skin to help the drying process and produce the head shape once again the process will be repeated and can
Video examples
DIY - The Risk Game PIPE...
tightrope walkers are some of the greatest risk takers in the world balance high above the ground one wrong
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Joe Hart
English Athlete
It's a big moment, a heart-rate moment. It's all in the preparation for me. Watching the various takers, I can prepare as best I can. I can prepare, too, with my own team-mates - they practise, which, in turn, helps me practise trying to save penalties. I want as much confidence as I can in the preparation and then take it from that.
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Michael Wolff
American Author
I am old enough to think the word 'journalist' is not all that noble a designation. Journalist - that record keeper, quote taker and processor of press releases - was, in the world of letters I grew up in, a lower-down job. To be a writer - once the ambition of every journalist - was to be the greater truth teller.
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Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
Risk management systems and controls may discourage or limit certain revenue-generating opportunities. Failure to ensure the independence of these functions from the revenue generators and risk takers has been shown to be dangerous, and this is something for which the board is accountable.
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Nick Viall
American Actor
I have always been incredibly grateful for my time in the Bachelor world, and while overall I have no regrets, my time on the show hasn't come without its hardships. But I have always been a risk taker and have always believed the greatest things in life often come with the greatest risks.
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Brian Stokes Mitchell
American Actor
I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living in the performing arts and entertainment: actors, singers, dancers, film producers, agents, managers, ticket takers, writers, anybody in times of need or crisis.
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Adam Grant
American Author
The opposite of an underminer is a supporter. When colleagues are supportive, they go out of their way to be givers rather than takers, working to enhance our productivity, make us look good, share ideas, and provide timely help.
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Bhavish Aggarwal
Indian Businessman
Focus on solving real problems and not on making money. There will be enough takers for your solutions. You will help make lives of some people better, and money will follow.
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Phil Crane
American Politician
As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers.
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Marlo Thomas
American Actress
My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
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Marcela Valladolid
American Chef
I like risk takers. They're the ones that end up changing the world.
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Joe Hart
English Athlete
It's a big moment, a heart-rate moment. It's all in the preparation for me. Watching the various takers, I can prepare as best I can. I can prepare, too, with my own team-mates - they practise, which, in turn, helps me practise trying to save penalties. I want as much confidence as I can in the preparation and then take it from that.
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Michael Wolff
American Author
I am old enough to think the word 'journalist' is not all that noble a designation. Journalist - that record keeper, quote taker and processor of press releases - was, in the world of letters I grew up in, a lower-down job. To be a writer - once the ambition of every journalist - was to be the greater truth teller.
Quote examples
Jerome Powell
American Public Servant
Risk management systems and controls may discourage or limit certain revenue-generating opportunities. Failure to ensure the independence of these functions from the revenue generators and risk takers has been shown to be dangerous, and this is something for which the board is accountable.
Quote examples
Nick Viall
American Actor
I have always been incredibly grateful for my time in the Bachelor world, and while overall I have no regrets, my time on the show hasn't come without its hardships. But I have always been a risk taker and have always believed the greatest things in life often come with the greatest risks.
Quote examples
Brian Stokes Mitchell
American Actor
I'm the chairman of the board of the Actor's Fund. It's an incredible organization. It helps anybody that has made their living in the performing arts and entertainment: actors, singers, dancers, film producers, agents, managers, ticket takers, writers, anybody in times of need or crisis.
Quote examples
Adam Grant
American Author
The opposite of an underminer is a supporter. When colleagues are supportive, they go out of their way to be givers rather than takers, working to enhance our productivity, make us look good, share ideas, and provide timely help.
Quote examples
Bhavish Aggarwal
Indian Businessman
Focus on solving real problems and not on making money. There will be enough takers for your solutions. You will help make lives of some people better, and money will follow.
Quote examples
Phil Crane
American Politician
As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers.
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Marlo Thomas
American Actress
My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better.
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Marcela Valladolid
American Chef
I like risk takers. They're the ones that end up changing the world.
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