taker

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Not a regular penalty taker, Guirassy placed a spot-kick just inside the right post in the second half to equalise.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

"So I feel very good, because if you're a risk taker, you play as a team ... that gets you the World Series."

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Being the seventh penalty taker, I just had full confidence in the girls on the pitch, shouting and screaming and celebrating because I knew it was going to happen.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Test taker Andrea Lynch told lawmakers she faced constant disruptions during the exam from proctors, technical glitches and computer crashes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

Once they got a taker for the feed shop, they were done, he assured her.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead