ranker

[ rang-ker ]

noun

1. a person who ranks. rank.
2. British. a soldier in the ranks rank or a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks. rank.

ranker

/ ˈræŋkə /

noun

1. a soldier in the ranks
2. a commissioned officer who entered service as a recruit, esp in the army

Word History and Origins

Origin of ranker¹

First recorded in 1825–35; rank ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Our rankers were asked to rate the race as “Solid McAuliffe edge,” “Slight McAuliffe edge,” “Neck and neck,” “Slight Youngkin edge” or “Solid Youngkin edge.”

From Washington Post

This is novel because most deep neural network based ranking models have higher computational costs, and thus are restricted to later-stage rankers.

From Search Engine Land

But the Christian religion, like the trodden grass that ranker grows, flourished still in spite of the oppression it endured.

From Project Gutenberg

The gown of the dead woman made a little patch of melancholy color against the green of the grass and ranker ground growth.

From Project Gutenberg

Garlic has a very strong penetrating odor and a biting taste that resemble the odor and taste of onion, but that are much ranker.

From Project Gutenberg

There are other excellent varieties of vanilla beans, but they have a somewhat ranker flavor than the Mexican.

From Project Gutenberg

He summed up the lot of the New Ranker rather well, I thought.

From Project Gutenberg