describer

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The brother of Akram, the hostage-taker, claimed he had “mental health issues,” and Siddiqui’s lawyer once describer her as in “total psychic pain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2022

While science historians recognize Colden's work, there have been no notable revisions to botanical history, like revising a species' history and naming her as its describer, and there is still no genus named for her.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2021

And in “Consent” the object becomes subject, the described becomes the describer.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2021

Every audio describer I’ve spoken to has emphasized that one of the fundamental tenants of the craft is never to show off or distract.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

Genolectotype: the one species of a series selected as the type of the genus in which the describer of the genus placed it, subsequent to the description.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.