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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

chooser en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈt͡ʃuzɚ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈt͡ʃuːzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈt͡ʃuːzə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈt͡ʃʉːzə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From Middle English *chosere, cheoser, chesere, cheosere, equivalent to choose + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who chooses something.
  2. A user interface element allowing something to be selected from a list or group.
    • a file chooser; a colour chooser

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
choosers Number=Plur lexicographic
chuser alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

beggars can't be choosers · nonchooser

Relateds

choice · choose · chose

Translations (6)

mi pūtīpako ((Computer) A graphic interface) · kmr bijêrvan (one who chooses something) · kmr Muxtar (one who chooses something) · el επιλογέας (one who chooses something) · kmr hilbijêr (one who chooses something) · fi valitsija (one who chooses something)