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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈtæs.kəɹ/(American English) /ˈtæs.kə/(British English)

Meaning & History

From Middle English taske meaning "task, assignment". A tasker was a person who had a fixed job to do, particularly a person who threshed grain with a flail.