Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who describes or depicts by words or signs.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who describes.
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- noun A
person whodescribes - noun biology A
person whoscientifically reveals anew species bytechnically describing itscharacteristics andparticularly how itdiffers from otherspecies .
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Examples
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And a monk who considers a horse excellent, whatever his natural forms, can only see him as the auctoritates have described him, especially if "- and here he smiled slyly in my direction -" the describer is a learned Benedictine. "
The Name of the Rose Eco, Umberto 1980
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Secondly, I'm especially not arguing about 9/11 or so-called "Truthers" (gosh, what a limp and vague describer)
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Her favorite word to describer her work is “experiential.”
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It can be something very general — a good ear for realistic dialogue, for instance, or a gift for helping the reader care about the protagonist — or something very specific, like being a magnificent describer of the interiors of automobiles or a world-class expresser of silent disgruntlement.
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Wait, John McCain is supposed to be a lying racist, not an accurate describer of events.
McCain Campaign Says Obama Is Playing the ‘Race Card’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Her favorite word to describer her work is “experiential.”
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Wait, John McCain is supposed to be a lying racist, not an accurate describer of events.
McCain Campaign Says Obama Is Playing the ‘Race Card’ - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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The describer looks around at all of the things that are attributed with a particular name and attempts to put forth some common characteristics.
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The describer looks around at all of the things that are attributed with a particular name and attempts to put forth some common characteristics.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Within Blade of Tyshalle Stover illustrates in several sequences why he is, in my mind, the current preeminent describer of action sequences in speculative fiction, depicting actions that produce gruesome results with uncanny and realistic precision.
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