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detailer - 4 dictionary results

de⋅tail⋅er

[dee-tey-ler]
–noun
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
Also called detail man.


Origin:
1785–95, for an earlier sense; detail + -er 1
de·tail   (dĭ-tāl', dē'tāl')   
n.  
  1. An individual part or item; a particular. See Synonyms at item.
  2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail.
  3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point.
  4. A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
    1. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
    2. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
    3. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
    4. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
    5. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
    6. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    7. The personnel so selected.
    8. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
    1. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
    2. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
    3. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
    4. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    5. The personnel so selected.
    6. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
    1. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
    2. The personnel so selected.
    3. The duty assigned: garbage detail.
tr.v.   (dĭ-tāl') de·tailed, de·tail·ing, de·tails
  1. To report or relate minutely or in particulars.
  2. To name or state explicitly: detailed the charges against the defendant.
  3. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
  4. To select and dispatch for a particular duty.
  5. To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.

[French détail, from Old French detail, a piece cut off, from detaillir, to cut up : de-, de- + tailler, taillier, to cut; see tailor.]
de·tail'er n.

Detailer

De*tail"er\, n. One who details.

Main Entry: de·tail·er
Pronunciation: di-'tA-l&r, 'dE-"tA-
Function: noun
: DETAIL MAN
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