delineator

[dih-lin-ee-ey-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that delineates.

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

delineator

/ dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪtə /

noun

1. a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes

Word History and Origins

Origin of delineator¹

First recorded in 1765–75; delineate + -or ²

Example Sentences

Those miles, by the way, are another delineator that can make the basic economy experience less pleasant for those without them.

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It used to be that the class delineator in airplane cabins was first class vs. everyone else.

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Theodore Dreiser raised the question “Americanitis—Can It Be Cured?” in The Delineator, a women’s fashion magazine he edited.

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Younes hypothesized that drivers slow down when they see a bike lane marked with the cones because the driving lane is narrower and requires more concentration, and it's easier to notice cones or planters or some other space delineator than it is to spot painted lines on the road surface.

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“If you have an academy or school, and they are accused of an inequity problem … and you let them admit students using race as a significant delineator, as opposed to addressing the underlying symptoms of inequity,” Davis said, “then that’s wrong.”

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