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specifier

specifier

1 7.5
A person who writes detailed instructions for a project or product
  • noun
  • /ˈspɛsɪfaɪər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : especificador
  • Similarly, many of the proposals to add specifiers to existing categories are likely to be welcomed by clinicians, particularly those that solve a well-recognized clinical problem.

Examples

  • For many specifiers, it is important that the physical transport mechanisms that allow the inhibitor to penetrate the concrete are clearly understood and documented.

    Academic text (1997)
  • All inhibitors are not created equal (even within generic classifications), and specifiers must demand meaningful proof statements from material suppliers to support performance claims.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The question is: Which design would do the best job for the specifier?

    Academic text (1996)
  • But once these city engineers and specifiers see this system working and the overall performance and economic benefits, they'll realize this is a better solution.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Finally, for those disorders in which certain diagnostic features aid in prognosis (such as the number of prior episodes in major depressive disorder), providing specifiers to indicate such features would improve the prognostic value of the diagnosis.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The specifier provided clear guidelines for the project to ensure everyone understood the requirements.

  • As a lead specifier, she outlined the necessary details to avoid any confusion during the development process.

  • When hiring a specifier, it's important to choose someone who can articulate detailed needs for your product.

Synonyms

drafter
vsspecifier
  • Specialized
4.4

A person who draws detailed plans for buildings or machines

writes detailed requirements and instructions rather than producing technical drawings
detailer
vsspecifier
  • Specialized
5.2

A person who makes accurate technical drawings for buildings or machines

focuses on specifying requirements and instructions instead of drawing plans
formulator
vsspecifier
6.2

A person who creates and explains ideas or plans clearly

emphasizes writing exact requirements and instructions rather than general idea development

How Technical

specialist
352 3.9
specifier
  • Specialized
1 7.5
writer
1.0
contributor
136 3.6
participant
295 2.4

Surface Forms

specifier singular
specifiers plural

Morphology

specifier = specify (transparent) = specify + er

Formed by the productive verb + agentive suffix '-er', so a B1 learner who knows 'specify' can infer 'specifier' as 'one who specifies'.

Etymology

Specifier comes from the verb specify, which has the root spec- meaning 'to look' or 'to show' and is the same root as in specific. So a specifier is someone who 'makes things clear' by writing exact requirements.