delineator

[ dih-lin-ee-ey-ter ]

/ dɪˈlɪn iˌeɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that delineates.

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

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Origin of delineator

First recorded in 1765–75; delineate + -or²

Words nearby delineator

delimitation, delimiter, delineate, delineated, delineation, delineator, delineavit, delink, delinquency, delinquent, deliquesce

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How to use delineator in a sentence

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
However great she was as a delineator of character, she is not an oracle as a moral teacher.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VII|John Lord
Every page reveals the literary artist, the keen observer, the trained delineator of human nature, its weal and its woe.'
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
Harvey was an exquisite delineator of the seaweeds of which he was so enthusiastic a student.
Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists|Various

In him the South has found a masterly delineator of its interior life and its history.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for delineator

delineator

/ (dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪtə) /

noun

a tailor's pattern, adjustable for different sizes

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