| 释义 |
Definition of staker in English: stakernoun ˈsteɪkə 1A person who gambles money on the outcome of a game or race. 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. 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 |