delineator
Americannoun
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a person or thing that delineates.
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a tailor's pattern that can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes.
noun
Etymology
Origin of delineator
Example Sentences
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It used to be that the class delineator in airplane cabins was first class vs. everyone else.
From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025
Highway 2 and hit a delineator post Wednesday morning.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2015
It was drawn by David Mazzucchelli, a brilliant delineator of gritty, atmospheric, street-level crime noir.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2011
Apart from language, international football is the most visible delineator of sovereignty among eurozone countries and anything that takes down those boundaries would be viewed favourably among some European politicians.
From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2011
The year after the production of "Manon" Massenet reappeared as the musical delineator of another French classic.
From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur
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