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definer

UK/dɪˈfaɪnə(ɹ)/

definer noun: one who or that which defines something, or provides a definition.

Noun

definer (plural definers)

  1. One who or that which defines something, or provides a definition.
    • It served as a key definer of national character, which was in Zelter's time emerging out of a combination of folk and elite traditions […]2017, Celia Applegate, The Necessity of Music: Variations on a German Theme, page 47
    • Leaving aside the abundance of negativity for the time being, in aggregate these attempts at definition speak to the multitude of linguistic phenomena characteristic of language hybridity in multilingual settings, albeit explained with differing emphases by different definers.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 7

Forms of definer

pluraldefiners

Origin of definer

From define + -er.

Questions about definer

What does definer mean?
Definer means one who or that which defines something, or provides a definition.
What part of speech is definer?
Definer is a noun.
How do you pronounce definer?
Definer is pronounced /dɪˈfaɪnə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of definer?
The plural of definer is definers.

Words near definer in the dictionary

  1. definedness
  2. definee
  3. definees
  4. definement
  5. definements
  6. definer
  7. definers
  8. defines
  9. definest
  10. defineth
  11. definetly

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