decider
/dɪˈsaɪdə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.
noun
An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.
Australian usage; British usage
noun
A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.
Example Sentences
- "This written and revealed will of God I said was the Judge and Decider of all Questions."
- "The Determination of his Majesty, who is the only proper decider of this Matter."
- "The god Adar, which, with its two oft-occurring idiographs Bar and Nin-ib, is preferably designated as the "Decider" (Entschneider)."
- "Although the decider may know any of the principles in the sequence, he cannot know every such principle."
- "I have strong confidence in Don Rumsfeld. I hear the voices. And I read the front page. And I know the speculation. But I'm the decider and I decide what is best."
- "As noted, the frontal cortex is central to executive function. To quote George W. Bush, within the frontal cortex, it's the PFC that is “the decider.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English decide Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English decider From decide + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈsaɪdə(ɹ)/
Usage
- Australian usage
- British usage