ascertainer en · NOUN
Etymology
From ascertain + -er.
Meanings
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One who, or that which, ascertains.
Dahbany-Miraglia argues that in the Middle East religion was the dominant criterion of ethnic categorization, whereas in the United States skin color and other physical markers often prevailed as ascertainers of Jewishness.
2009, Aviva Ben-Ur, Sephardic Jews in America: A Diasporic History, page 109:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ascertainers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |