delineator

noun13

1. •
   One who, or that which, delineates.

   • For example, in many situations the imperative of tension and a delineator of conflict may require that the hero be captured. — 2005
2. •
   A road safety marker that indicates where traffic should go.

   • In fact, there is practically no change in the detection distances for the three lateral offset distances until the driver comes to within 400 feet of the first flexible post delineator. — 1986
3. •
   One who makes line drawings.

   • Robert Hills ( 1765-1844 ) was a delineator of cattle and farmyard scenes, somewhat in the style of Ibbetson. — 1857
4. •
   One who depicts or describes a character.

   • As a delineator of character, a diviner of secrets, a searcher into the hearts and imaginations of men, Shakespeare does, and will doubtless continue to stand forth unrivaled among men. — 1856
5. •
   A device to aid in the delineation of something.
6. •
   A perambulator which records distances and delineates a profile, as of a road.
7. •
   Any of various devices that aid a person in copying the outlines of a drawing or object, including the ability to enlarge or shrink the image.

   • Thus the delineator was used both to enlarge and reduce characters. — 1994
8. •
   Any of various jobs that involve delineation, especially that of technical details.
9. •
   A technical illustrator.
10. •
    One who makes architectural drawings.

    • The art of the delineator was fully recognized in the early years of the century, and such drawings were often signed, Griffin's by her distinctive monogram. — 1980
11. •
    One who assembles a complete technical description of wetlands.

    • If the regulators and the delineator can agree on a boundary, the work of the inspection is done and the permit will likely go forward to the next step. — 2011
12. •
    Synonym of delimiter.

    • The values listed for fontstyle are combined using the comma as a delineator: BOLD, ULINE. — 1998
13. •
    A suffix used in some Melanesian languages that acts like a determiner and signals that the noun to which it is attached can be used as an agent.

    • Thus certain nouns are inherently potential agents, and any other noun can be turned into one by the suffixation of the delineator. — 1995