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staker

staker noun: one who stakes something.

Noun

staker (plural stakers)

  1. One who stakes something.
    • stakers of claims
  2. One who participates in proof of stake.
    • A staker earns a part or the entirety of the transaction fees upon transaction validation. The number of transaction validations allowed for a staker is directly proportional to the amount and duration of their assets on stake.2020, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo, Ali Dehghantanha, Reza M. Parizi, editors, Blockchain Cybersecurity, Trust and Privacy, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 208

Proper noun capitalized: Staker

Staker (plural Stakers)

  1. A surname.

Forms of staker

Noun
pluralstakers
Proper noun
pluralStakers

Origin of staker

From stake + -er.

Words formed from staker

Questions about staker

What does staker mean?
Staker means one who stakes something.
What part of speech is staker?
Staker can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of staker?
The plural of staker is stakers.

Words near staker in the dictionary

  1. stakelike
  2. stakenet
  3. stakenets
  4. stakeout
  5. stakeouts
  6. staker
  7. stakers
  8. stakes
  9. stakes a claim
  10. stakes of Zion
  11. stakes one's life

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