delineator

[ dih-lin-ee-ey-ter ]

/ dɪˈlɪn iˌeɪ tər /

noun

a person or thing that delineates.

a tailor's pattern that can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes.

Origin of delineator

First recorded in 1765–75; delineate + -or²

Words nearby delineator

delimitate, delimiter, delimiting keratotomy, delineate, delineation, delineator, delineavit, delink, delinquency, delinquent, deliquesce

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Example sentences from the Web for delineator

So that the present map must be considered rather as a monument of the delineator's malignity, than of his wit.
Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works|Anonymous
The delineator and engraver have made one of the most perfect daguerreian pictures ever got up from description.
Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated|Solon Robinson
As a delineator of men and manners, she is remarkable for shrewdness, subtle perception, and truthfulness that cannot be mistaken.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
The Norwegian spring changing the earth into one carpet of moorland, broken by marshes, found its delineator in Erik Bodom.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)|Richard Muther

But it is as the delineator of immensity and secret horror that Blake by his temperament was pre-eminent.
Essays|Arthur Christopher Benson

British Dictionary definitions for delineator

delineator

/ (dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪtə) /

noun

a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes

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单词	delineator
释义	delineator [ dih-lin-ee-ey-ter ] / dɪˈlɪn iˌeɪ tər / noun a person or thing that delineates. a tailor's pattern that can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes. Origin of delineator First recorded in 1765–75; delineate + -or² Words nearby delineator delimitate, delimiter, delimiting keratotomy, delineate, delineation, delineator, delineavit, delink, delinquency, delinquent, deliquesce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for delineator So that the present map must be considered rather as a monument of the delineator's malignity, than of his wit. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works\|Anonymous The delineator and engraver have made one of the most perfect daguerreian pictures ever got up from description. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated\|Solon Robinson As a delineator of men and manners, she is remarkable for shrewdness, subtle perception, and truthfulness that cannot be mistaken. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845\|Various The Norwegian spring changing the earth into one carpet of moorland, broken by marshes, found its delineator in Erik Bodom. The History of Modern Painting, Volume 2 (of 4)\|Richard Muther But it is as the delineator of immensity and secret horror that Blake by his temperament was pre-eminent. Essays\|Arthur Christopher Benson British Dictionary definitions for delineator delineator / (dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪtə) / noun a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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