taker

amateur, preneur

Personne prête à accepter une offre, à acheter quelque chose ou à participer à une activité.

En anglais simple : Someone willing to accept an offer, buy something, or join an activity.

• We offered free tickets but found no takers.
• There were several takers for the old bike.
• Is there a willing taker for this extra shift?

Comment l'utiliser : taker for something (There were no takers for the spare ticket.)

Synonymes : volunteer

Expressions courantes : any taker, no taker, a willing taker

preneur

Personne qui accepte, reçoit ou prend quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A person who accepts, receives, or takes something.

• She is a bold risk taker.
• The note taker recorded every decision.
• Test takers must leave their phones outside.

Expressions courantes : risk taker, note taker, test taker

profiteur

Personne qui reçoit de l’aide ou des avantages des autres sans donner grand-chose en retour.

En anglais simple : A person who accepts help or benefits from others but gives little back.

• He is a taker in every friendship.
• She grew tired of dating takers.
• Are you a giver or a taker?

Contraires : giver

Expressions courantes : a selfish taker, giver or taker