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intaker

intaker

8.3
A person who collects new people's information or a device that brings air into a system
  • noun
  • /ˈɪnˌteɪkər/
translation icon : tomador
  • The device acts as an intaker, drawing in air to purify the environment.

Examples

  • As an intaker of feedback, she always listens to her team's suggestions.

  • The intaker in the factory measures the ingredients before mixing them.

  • (b) the student as "intaker" of factual and, at times, useless bits of information versus the student as intaker of a creative and mind-stimulating curriculum;

    Academic text (1991)

  • (b) the student as "intaker" of factual and, at times, useless bits of information versus the student as intaker of a creative and mind-stimulating curriculum;

    Academic text (1991)

Synonyms

aspirator
vsintaker
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A device that uses flowing water to suck air and make a vacuum for lab work

is a broad intake person or device not limited to suction through liquid
swallower
vsintaker
1 8.2

A thing that takes in other things and does not give them back, often by accident

is normally meant to receive items as part of a system or process
inspirator
vsintaker
  • Specialized
8.2

A device that draws in air or gas to mix it for engines and medical machines

is a general person or device that takes something in for a process

Surface Forms

intaker singular
intakers plural

Morphology

intaker = intake (transparent) = in + take + er

This is a straightforward agent or instrument noun built from the verb 'intake' with '-er', meaning someone or something that takes in.

Etymology

Intaker comes from the parts in- meaning 'into', the verb take, and the ending -er meaning 'one who'. So an intaker is 'one who takes in', like a person who gathers information or a device that brings air into a system.