"chooser" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: choosers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *chosere, cheoser, chesere, cheosere, equivalent to choose + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*chosere}} Middle English *chosere, {{m|enm|cheoser}} cheoser, {{m|enm|chesere}} chesere, {{m|enm|cheosere}} cheosere, {{suffix|en|choose|er|id2=agent noun}} choose + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} chooser (plural choosers)
  1. One who chooses something. Translations (one who chooses something): valitsija (Finnish), επιλογέας (epilogéas) (Greek), hilbijêr (Northern Kurdish), bijêrvan (Northern Kurdish), Muxtar (Northern Kurdish)
    Sense id: en-chooser-en-noun-jvpKG1gm Disambiguation of 'one who chooses something': 98 2
  2. (graphical user interface) A user interface element allowing something to be selected from a list or group. Categories (topical): Graphical user interface Translations ((Computer) A graphic interface): pūtīpako (Maori)
    Sense id: en-chooser-en-noun-FGLfJQCW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 27 73 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of '(Computer) A graphic interface': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chuser [obsolete] Derived forms: beggars can't be choosers Related terms: choose, chose, choice

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