Ranker
//ˈɹæŋkəɹ// adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who ranks things, or arranges them in ranks. countable
- 2 an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces wordnet
- 3 A kind of soil developed over non-calcareous material, usually rock. countable, uncountable
- 4 a commissioned officer who has been promoted from enlisted status wordnet
- 5 A common soldier. countable
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- 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."
Adjective
- 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)"
Example
More examples"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)"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From rank + -er (comparative suffix).
Etymology 2
From rank + -er (agent noun suffix).
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