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Overtaken vs Overtaker - What's the difference?

overtaken | overtaker |

As a verb overtaken

is .

As a noun overtaker is

one who overtakes.

overtaken

English

Verb

(head)

    • overtaker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who overtakes.
  • * 1872 , Nautical Magazine
    • That is to say, a fast steamer overtaking a slow steamer or a sailing ship, shall not run her down; and if the overtaker does run into the overtaken, then the overtaker is responsible.