mistaker


mis·take

M0345500 (mĭ-stāk′)n.1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness.2. A misconception or misunderstanding.v. mis·took (mĭ-sto͝ok′), mis·tak·en (mĭ-stā′kən), mis·tak·ing, mis·takes v.tr.1. To understand wrongly; misinterpret: mistook my politeness for friendliness.2. To recognize or identify incorrectly: He mistook her for her sister.v.intr. To make a mistake; err.
[From Middle English mistaken, to misunderstand, from Old Norse mistaka, to take in error : mis-, wrongly; see mei- in Indo-European roots + taka, to take.]
mis·tak′er n.