determiner

[dih-tur-muh-ner] / dɪˈtɜr mə nər /

NOUN

something that determines

Synonyms

STRONGEST

causal factor causality causation cause determinant determining factor reason

STRONG

antecedent consideration factor

NOUN

one who determines

Synonyms

STRONG

analyst analyzer appraiser arbiter assessor authority controller critic dictator director evaluator expert governor judge pundit referee reviewer

Example Sentences

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Ridley said the Official Golf World Rankings are "a legitimate determiner of who the best players in the game are" and because the Masters is an invitational event they can "adjust as necessary".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2024

"Nobody should be the sole determiner of their own biases, but they maintain that," Lubet added.

From Reuters • Nov. 13, 2023

If you think what's the number one determiner of your income level – it's your parents' income level, right?

From Salon • Mar. 18, 2023

I wish we could quit making race a determiner of so many things, creating biases and prejudices that affect nearly everything.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

In the case of that in that boy, Miss Thistle- bottom got the function wrong, too: it’s determiner, not modifier.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker