determiner
Meanings
Plural: determiners
Noun
- an argument that is conclusive
- one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
- a determining or causal element or factor
- Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.
- A factor that defines something, or one among several that define it.
- Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.
- Someone or something (especially a sentient agent) that determines; a decider of a disposition.
- A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
- A dependent function in a noun phrase that marks it as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
Origin / Etymology
From determine + -er.
Synonyms
causal factor, clincher, determinant, determinative, determining factor
Scrabble Score: 13
determiner is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddeterminer is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
determiner is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
determiner is a valid Words With Friends word