determiner

UK /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/ US /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/
noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.

Near-synonym: definer

In quality management, the determiners of quality sometimes differ across use cases.

2

Someone or something that determines, or helps to determine, something else.

Near-synonyms: decider, decisor, disposer, definer, arbiter, arbitrator, decisionmaker

He is the determiner [usually referring to God (in theological contexts) and job roles (in administrative contexts)]

3

A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

Near-synonym: determinative (broadly synonymous)

Definite articles, indefinite articles, and cardinal numbers acting as quantifiers are types of determiners.

4

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.

Near-synonym: determinative (broadly synonymous)

In the sentence "Many people voted for him," the word many is a determiner.

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