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- [rang-ker]
- /ˈræŋ kər/
- /ræŋk/
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- [rang-ker]
- /ˈræŋ kər/
Definitions of ranker word
- noun ranker a person who ranks. 1
- noun ranker British. a soldier in the ranks or a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks. 1
- adjective ranker growing with excessive luxuriance; vigorous and tall of growth: tall rank weeds. 1
- adjective ranker producing an excessive and coarse growth, as land. 1
- adjective ranker having an offensively strong smell or taste: a rank cigar. 1
- adjective ranker offensively strong, as a smell or taste. 1
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Origin of ranker
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35; rank1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Ranker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ranker popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ranker usage trend in Literature
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