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delineator

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What does delineator mean?

noun

  1. One who, or that which, delineates.
  2. A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.
  3. One who makes line drawings.
More meanings (10)

noun

  1. One who depicts or describes a character.
  2. A device to aid in the delineation of something.
  3. A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
  4. 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.
  5. Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
  6. A technical illustrator.
  7. One who makes architectural drawings.
  8. One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.
  9. Synonym of delimiter.
  10. 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.

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His delineator does not forget to mention the attitude of mystery in which the Prince took refuge whenever his feelings were hurt.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
The true hero cannot, like the poet, or the delineator of fictitious adventures, put off what he has to do till to-morrow.
William GodwinThoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorProject Gutenberg ebook #743