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
- (computer science) A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.
- (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
- deciders
Synonyms for decider
Depending on context, synonyms include decisor, decisionmaker.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include determiner, deem, divining, indicter, configurer, constitutioner.
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