delineator

[ dih-lin-ee-ey-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person or thing that delineates.
a tailor's pattern that can be adjusted for cutting garments of different sizes.

delineator

/ dɪˈlɪnɪˌeɪtə /

First recorded in 1765–75; delineate + -or ²

As a delineator of men and manners, she is remarkable for shrewdness, subtle perception, and truthfulness that cannot be mistaken.

However great she was as a delineator of character, she is not an oracle as a moral teacher.

Every page reveals the literary artist, the keen observer, the trained delineator of human nature, its weal and its woe.'

Harvey was an exquisite delineator of the seaweeds of which he was so enthusiastic a student.

In him the South has found a masterly delineator of its interior life and its history.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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