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

As a delineator of men and manners, she is remarkable for shrewdness, subtle perception, and truthfulness that cannot be mistaken.

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However great she was as a delineator of character, she is not an oracle as a moral teacher.

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Every page reveals the literary artist, the keen observer, the trained delineator of human nature, its weal and its woe.'

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Harvey was an exquisite delineator of the seaweeds of which he was so enthusiastic a student.

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In him the South has found a masterly delineator of its interior life and its history.

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