US /dɪˈtɝ.mɪ.nɚ/ UK /dɪˈtɜː.mɪ.nə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #334555

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A word used before a noun to show which thing or how much is meant, such as 'the', 'this' or 'some'.

    In the phrase 'my book', the word 'my' is a determiner.

  2. 2
    noun

    Something that decides or strongly influences a result.

    Price is often the main determiner of what people buy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a word used before a noun... determinative
2 noun · something that decides or... determinant
Word family
Forms determiners
Derived forms determinerhooddeterminerlesspostdeterminerpredeterminer
Related forms articledemonstrative

Etymology

From determine + -er.

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