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tasker

tasker

6.1
A piece of work someone is asked to finish
  • noun
  • /ˈtæskər/
translation icon : tarea
  • The project was directed by a National Security Council directive, or "tasker."

Examples

  • The manager sent out a tasker to ensure the team completed their assignments before the deadline.

  • Since the tasker called for the release of information that had to do with "political violence," the search was necessarily wide and deep.

    Academic text (2004)

  • I am requesting a high-priority tasker.

    The Peacemaker (1997)

  • According to this interpretation, the NSC tasker could require that the CIA release documents on US covert action in Chile that were unrelated to CIA knowledge of Pinochet's human rights abuses.

    Academic text (2004)

  • She received a new tasker in her email that outlined the steps needed for the project.

  • In our weekly meeting, we discussed the latest tasker assigned by the supervisor.

Synonyms

task
vstasker
∞ 1.0

A piece of work someone must do, often given by another person

is a recorded action item sent as a request for someone to complete

How Complex

project
∞ 2.5
tasker
6.1
assignment
650 1.2
to request
∞ 1.0
chore
195 1.0

Surface Forms

tasker singular
taskers plural

Morphology

tasker = task (opaque) = task + er

Although the word contains the productive suffix '-er', the sense 'an assigned task or action item' is not a predictable meaning from 'task + er' for most learners.

Etymology

Tasker uses task ('a piece of work') with -er to make a noun for an item, so in some offices a tasker simply means an assigned task or action item on a list. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a ‘task’ turned into a formal item that someone must complete.