What's the difference between asker and tasker?

Asker


Definition:

  • (n.) One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.
  • (n.) An ask; a water newt.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This investigation reports only 16% smokers among pregnant women registered at 18th week of pregnancy in the two municipalities of Asker and Baerum.
  • (2) It’s why I love the Let Me Google That For You website – in which askers of easily answerable questions are sent an automatic link that enters the question into Google, to shame their indolence.
  • (3) At 16:09 the chief of operations in Asker and Bærum, the district through which Breivik was now driving, finally got through to Oslo police district to offer assistance.
  • (4) "Don't ever vote for anyone else," I watched him tell an elderly woman, as askers of genuine questions were physically barred from his presence.
  • (5) We have previously mapped the c-myc to rat chromosome 7 (J. Sümegi, J. Spira, H. Bazin, J. Szpirer, G. Levan, and G. Klein, Nature [London] 306:497-498, 1983) and N-myc and L-myc to rat chromosomes 6 and 5, respectively (S. Ingvarsson, C. Asker, Z. Wirschubsky, J. Szpirer, G. Levan, G. Klein, and J. Sümegi, Somat.
  • (6) Asker and Bærum’s second patrol had been busy with a psychiatric assignment and had been given orders to leave it.
  • (7) At that point in time, the station at Asker and Bærum had three patrol cars at its disposal; the chief of operations rang the closest one and gave the description.

Tasker


Definition:

  • (n.) One who imposes a task.
  • (n.) One who performs a task, as a day-laborer.
  • (n.) A laborer who receives his wages in kind.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Steve Tasker is on the field, but Jim Nantz and Phil Simms have been muted from the booth, meaning it is in the part of the stadium that does not have power.
  • (2) Smith died in 2010, but another retired officer, Jack Tasker, told Sky News the investigation into his alleged child abuse at Cambridge House care home was stalled because “other people were rather worried that if Cyril Smith went before a court, he would open his mouth”.
  • (3) During my trips round car boot sales I have spotted numerous bubble gum albums full of nothing but ‘Pat Crerands’, and usually accompanied by graffiti where the original collector had vented his frustration” – Ian Tasker.
  • (4) Today’s winner of our prizeless letter o’the day is: Ian Tasker.
  • (5) The schoolgirl, who attends Tasker Milward VC school in Haverfordwest, was reportedly praised for her fundraising efforts.
  • (6) Tasker told Sky News that senior officers repeatedly prevented him from properly investigating the case, and that – if Smith had been prosecuted – the case could have led to the fall of the minority Labour government at the time.
  • (7) For the “taskers” the benefits are less clear cut.
  • (8) The past five years have seen a proliferation of online platforms that match employers (known in cloud-speak as “requesters”) with freelancers (often referred to as “taskers”), inviting them to bid for each task.
  • (9) The Guardian understands that £3m was shared between four directors of Retail Acquisitions Limited – Dominic Chappell , the man who led the buyout of BHS, Eddie Parladorio, Mark Tasker and Stephen Bourne, who has since resigned.
  • (10) That isn't necessarily perfect as Buffalo Bills great Steve Tasker was listed as a wide receiver , though he made his greatest impact as a gunner on special teams .

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