Definition
People who recognize, admit, or give credit to something or someone.
Etymology
From 'acknowledge' (from Middle English 'knowlechen' combining 'ac-' + 'knowledge'), with the agent suffix '-er' added to denote people who perform the action, and '-s' for plural.
Kelly Says
The word 'acknowledge' originally meant 'to know' but evolved to mean 'to admit knowledge of' — it's why we 'acknowledge' things we might rather ignore; we're literally being forced to 'know' them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማረጋገጫ ሰዎች
ma-ra-ga-gchi-a se-woch
ARالعربية
المعترف به
al-mu-a-ta-rif bih
BGБългарски
прославанетели
BNবাংলা
স্বীকারকারী
shwee-kar-ka-ree
CACatalà
reconeguts
re-ko-ne-guts
CSČeština
poznávající
po-znah-va-y-i-ye
DADansk
erkender
er-ken-der
DEDeutsch
erkennenden
er-ken-nen-den
ELΕλληνικά
εξομολογούνται
eks-o-mo-lo-goo-n-tai
ESEspañol
reconocientes
re-ko-no-see-en-tes
FAفارسی
پذیرندگان
paz-ir-an-dan
FISuomi
tuntemassa
tun-tem-assa
FRFrançais
reconnaissants
re-ko-nuh-san
HEעברית
מכירים
me-khir-im
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकार करने वाले
svee-kaar kar-ne waale
HUMagyar
felismerők
fel-mi-ser-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
yang mengakui
yang a-ng-ga-ku-i
IGIG
nna-a-ga-a-a
nna-a-ga-a-a
ITItaliano
riconoscenti
ree-ko-nuh-sken-ti
JA日本語
認識している人々
ni-chi-te-iru hito-tachi
KO한국어
인지하는 사람들
in-ji-ha-neun sa-ram-deul
LVLatviešu
priekšstatītāji
MSBahasa Melayu
yang mengakui
yang a-ng-ga-ku-i
NLNederlands
erkennende
er-ken-nen-de
NONorsk
erkjenner
er-ken-ner
PLPolski
poznawcy
po-znah-v-tsy
PTPortuguês
reconhecedores
re-ko-nuh-se-do-res
RORomână
recunoscători
re-ko-no-s-ka-tori
RUРусский
признающие
priz-na-y-u-shchiye
SVSvenska
erkänner
er-kan-ner
SWKiswahili
wanao kujua
wa-na-o koo-jua
TAதமிழ்
அங்கீகரிப்பவர்கள்
an-gee-ka-ri-ppa-var-gal
TEతెలుగు
인정하는 사람들
in-jeong-ha-neun sa-ram-deul
THไทย
ผู้ที่รับรู้
poo-thee-rap-roo
TLTL
nakikilala
na-ki-ki-la-la
TRTürkçe
tanıyanlar
ta-ni-yan-lar
UKУкраїнська
визнають
vi-z-na-y-ut
URاردو
جو接受 کرتے ہیں
jo qabool kar-tay hain
VITiếng Việt
những người nhận thức
nhu-the-ngoi-nhan-thuc
ZUZU
abantu abayiqonda
a-ban-too a-ba-yee-kohn-da
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural form of gendered agent noun, reinforcing historical male default in active agent roles.
Inclusive Usage
Prefer 'those who acknowledge' or context-specific neutral terms.
Inclusive Alternatives
["acknowledging parties","those who acknowledge"]