"chooser" meaning in English

See chooser in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: choosers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *chosere, cheoser, chesere, cheosere, equivalent to choose + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*chosere}} Middle English *chosere, {{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 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 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), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 41 59 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, nonchooser Related terms: choose, chose, choice

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "one who chooses something",
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      "code": "kmr",
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