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词汇 staker
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Definition of staker in English:

staker

noun ˈsteɪkə
  • 1A person who gambles money on the outcome of a game or race.

    赌徒,赌博者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The staker finds himself in perpetual confusion as to how he arrives at picking his winning numbers.
    • The staker has full control over how their cash is played.
    Synonyms
    backer, speculator, risk-taker, better
  • 2Canadian A person who makes a mining claim.

    〈加〉申明采矿权者

    Example sentencesExamples
    • On boundary posts write (preferably in pencil): the letters "BP"; the name of the claim; the name of the staker; and the time and date the post was located.
    • Claim staking is used in all provinces and territories as a way of indicating to the government and other prospectors/exploration companies the area that a claim staker wishes to explore.
    • To stake a claim, a staker must have a prospecting licence.
    • A claim staker may decide to stake a mining claim if test results (called assays) show the presence of minerals with some value.
    • By the end of 1898 roughly 30,000 prospectors had gone barging into the Klondike region, which would give up more than $22 million of its golden booty in 1900 alone - $733.33 for every claim staker and sand sifter in the joint.

Rhymes

acre, baker, breaker, Chandrasekhar, faker, forsaker, Jamaica, Laker, maker, nacre, partaker, Quaker, raker, saker, shaker, taker, undertaker, waker
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