"describer" meaning in English

See describer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: describers [plural]
Etymology: From describe + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|describe|-er|id2=agent noun}} describe + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} describer (plural describers)
  1. A person who describes. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-describer-en-noun-uMZegHBL Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50
  2. A person who describes.
    (taxonomy) A person who scientifically describes a new taxon.
    Categories (topical): Taxonomy, People
    Sense id: en-describer-en-noun-djXyxMYV Disambiguation of People: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (person who describes): descriptor [masculine] (Catalan), descrittore [masculine] (Italian), descrittrice [feminine] (Italian)
Disambiguation of 'person who describes': 50 50

Inflected forms

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