taker
Example Sentences
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He revealed he was not even meant to be the penalty taker but "could see nobody really wanted to take the ball".
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
You never actually give the hostage taker his airplane, and Americans know that best of all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Replacing Messi as Argentina's designated penalty taker is far easier in theory than in practice.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
A brash risk taker, Turner -- whose death aged 87 was announced on Wednesday -- helped reshape the television industry in the late 20th century.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
And if there is some eternal world after this one, what fate awaits a taker of lives?
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
