elaborator
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7.0
- noun
- /ɪˈlæbəˌreɪtər/
- As an effective elaborator, she added valuable details to the project proposal that clarified its objectives.
Examples
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One of its chief elaborators was Professor John C. Coffee, Jr., whose work the Supreme Court cited in both Amchem and Ortiz.
Academic text (2017) -
John Preston was a master elaborator of this tale of the heart.
Academic text (2006) -
The secondary roles in which the group functioned were elaborator and coordinator.
Academic text (1990) -
Fact Elaborator
Blog text (12) -
The elaborator delineates suggestions in terms of examples or developed meanings, offers a rationale for suggestions previously made, and tries to deduce how an idea or suggestion would work out if adopted by the group.
Academic text (1990) -
For instance, person (L) functioned as the initiator, contributor, elaborator, coordinator, orienter, energizer, and standard setter or ego ideal.
Academic text (1990) -
During the meeting, he acted as an elaborator, expanding on the team's initial ideas and providing deeper insights.
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The writer’s skill as an elaborator helped transform the rough draft into a polished and engaging story.
Synonyms
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3.9
A person or tool that makes things easy to understand
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9.0
A person who explains ideas clearly, often in talks or writing
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5.3
A person who explains ideas to make them easier to understand
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4.6
Someone or something that tells what a word means
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8.0
A person who explains texts or difficult ideas clearly
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7.1
A person who explains ideas clearly and gives details
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4.6
A person or thing that makes an idea easier to understand
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6.2
A person or tool that adds notes and labels to text and data to explain it
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7.1
A person who makes a story more exciting by adding extra details
A person who adds notes or translations to explain a text
A person who writes short notes that explain difficult words in a text
A tool or process that adds missing details to records to make them more useful
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Etymology
Elaborator comes from the verb elaborate, which comes from labor meaning 'work'. An elaborator is a person or thing that 'works out' ideas by adding detail and making them clearer, so the origin matches its meaning of developing or explaining something more fully.