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Ranker

//ˈɹæŋkəɹ// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of rank: more rank comparative, form-of

    "As when a lion, rushing from his den, Amidst the plain of some wide-water’d fen, (Where numerous oxen, as at ease they feed, At large expatiate o’er the ranker mead)"

Noun
  1. 1
    One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks. countable
  2. 2
    an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces wordnet
  3. 3
    A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status wordnet
  5. 5
    A common soldier. countable
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  1. 6
    One with a specified rank. countable

    "But the difference between the first ranker Maharashtra and the second ranker Tamil Nadu was so sharp that Tamil Nadu's value added was just 40 per cent of that of Maharashtra."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From rank + -er (comparative suffix).

Etymology 2

From rank + -er (agent noun suffix).

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