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inker

English

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Etymology

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From ink +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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inker (plural inkers)

  1. A person or device that applies ink.
  2. In comic book production, a person who outlines and otherwise embellishes the artwork of a penciler in preparation for publishing.
  3. A tattoo artist.
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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English incer, genitive form of ġit, from Proto-Germanic *inkweraz, possessive form of *jut. Initial /j/ is due to the influence of ȝit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈinkər/, /ˈunkər/, /ˈjinkər/, /ˈjunkər/

Determiner

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inker (nominative pronoun ȝit)

  1. (Early Middle English) Second-person dual possessive determiner: both of your.

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Middle English personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive possessive
singular 1st-person I, ich, ik me min
mi1		 min
2nd-person þou þe þin
þi1		 þin
3rd-person m he him
hine2		 him his his
hisen
f sche, heo hire
heo 		hire hire
hires, hiren
n hit hit
him2		 his, hit —
dual3 1st-person wit unk unker
2nd-person ȝit inc inker
plural 1st-person we us, ous oure oure
oures, ouren
2nd-person4 ye yow your your
youres, youren
3rd-person inh. he hem
he2		 hem here here
heres, heren
bor. þei þem, þeim þeir þeir
þeires, þeiren

1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Pronoun

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inker (nominative wit)

  1. (Early Middle English) First-person dual genitive pronoun: both of yours, the two of yours.

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