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delineator.

One who, or that which, delineates.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. One who, or that which, delineates.

  2. One who, or that which, delineates. A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.

  3. One who, or that which, delineates. One who makes line drawings.

  4. One who, or that which, delineates. One who depicts or describes a character.

  5. A device to aid in the delineation of something.

  6. A device to aid in the delineation of something. A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.

  7. A device to aid in the delineation of something. Any of various devices that aid a person in copying the outlines of a drawing or object, including the ability to enlarge or shrink the image.

  8. Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.

  9. Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details. A technical illustrator.

  10. Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details. One who makes architectural drawings.

  11. Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details. One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.

  12. Synonym of delimiter.

  13. A suffix used in some Melanesian languages that acts like a determiner and signals that the noun to which it is attached can be used as an agent.

Where this word comes from

From delineate + -or.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.