definer
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5.6
- noun
- /dɪˈfaɪnər/
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definidor
- What we do is the real definer of our moral character.
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Examples
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We usually view textbooks as recorders and repositories, rather than active builders and definers of a field.
Academic text (1992) -
That my synesthesia coupled with theirs would become the definers of who I was to them.
Blog text (28) -
And the following anecdote is almost a definer.
Academic text (1996) -
So you'll be your own definer of order, how fast you can run to the mic.
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It was in that atmosphere of diversified school sub-systems that the first post-independence government appeared as a potential definer of the national role of education.
Academic text (2002) -
The constitution would be a key definer of Egypt's government and society after last year's ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak.
Blog text (13) -
A prized certification, it increases pay and extends licenses, but most of all it cements the role of the teacher-librarian as a teacher of students, a setter of standards, and a definer of expectations.
Academic text (2009) -
The teacher is a key definer of the curriculum, shaping how students learn.
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As an artist, she serves as a definer of modern trends in contemporary painting.
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In his speech, the author was a passionate definer of the movement for social justice.
Synonyms
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3.0
A person who can make important choices in a business
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4.6
A match that shows the winner
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8.1
Having the power to decide the final result
A person or thing that decides what will happen
How Determining
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3.1
28
3.3
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5.6
- Texting
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3.8
295
2.4
305
2.8
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3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Definer comes from define, which comes from the old root finire meaning 'to end' or 'limit', the same root as final and finish. So a definer is something that 'sets the limits' and so decides the nature or outcome of something.