ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Decider

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɪˈsaɪdə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Decider is a noun meaning (of a controversy, question, etc) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.

Meaning

(of a controversy, question, etc) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.

More Meanings

  1. (computer science) A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.
  2. (chiefly British, Australia, sports) An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.

Example Sentences

[…] when the Welshman laid on the 74th-minute decider.
The Determination of his Majesty, who is the only proper decider of this Matter.
This written and revealed will of God I said was the Judge and Decider of all Questions.
Although the decider may know any of the principles in the sequence, he cannot know every such principle.

Word Forms

Synonyms for decider

Depending on context, synonyms include decisor, decisionmaker.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include determiner, deem, divining, indicter, configurer, constitutioner.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.