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locater

locater

8.2
A person who measures and marks property lines
  • noun
  • /loʊˈkeɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : localizador

Examples

  • You made a Dragon Ball energy locater?

    Dragonball Evolution (2009)

  • Still got 'em on locaters.

    The Rock (1996)

  • First, trash the locater beacon inside my ship, the one you jacked.

    The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

  • Activating visual locater.

    Johnny English Reborn (2011)

  • Newcomb has a useful Locater Key, based on specific features, such as the number of petals, symmetry of the flower, the arrangement of the leaves, and so on.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The locater measured the boundaries of the land before the property transaction began.

  • As a professional locater, she accurately defined historical land claims for the local council.

  • The locater provided precise coordinates to determine the exact limits of the property lines.

Synonyms

locator
vslocater
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A person who measures and marks the edges of land to show who owns it

applies to fixing boundaries especially in legal or historical contexts

Surface Forms

locater singular
locaters plural

Morphology

locater = locate (transparent) = locate + er

Regular agentive noun formed by adding '-er' to the verb 'locate', yielding 'one who locates'.

Etymology

Locater comes from the verb locate, which comes from the Latin root locus meaning 'place', and you can see the same idea in location and local. A locater is someone who finds or fixes the exact 'place' or boundary of land, so the origin shows why the word means a person who determines property lines.