selector

noun

se·​lec·​tor -ktə(r) 

plural -s

: one that selects: such as

a

: a person who selects

selector of All-American teams

—Current Biography

the selector … knows good-looking merchandise

—Women's Wear Daily

edited by an expert librarian selector

—Saturday Review

b(1)

: a person who selects Australian public land to settle on

(2)

: a small farmer of Australia

c

: a mechanical or electrical device for automatically selecting predetermined shapes, sizes, or materials or chosen or actuated for starting or stopping (as an elevator)

d(1)

: the element in a transmission gearshift of an automotive vehicle that is guided by the gearshift lever so that the desired gearshift bar is actuated

(2)

: the lever in an automatic gearshift operated by the driver to select the desired speed

e

: a converter with horizontal tuyeres to produce bottoms and a purified copper in one operation

f

: an electric switch mechanism designed to move over a number of terminals and to select a particular one or group in accordance with the signal received

g

: station selector

h

: an apparatus for operating either or any of two or more railroad signals by a single lever so as automatically to connect the particular signal controlling the route or track for which a switch has been set

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Latin selectus (past participle of seligere to select) + -or

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Rhymes for selector

• bisector
• collector
• connector
• corrector
• defector
• deflector
• detector
• director
• dissector
• effector
• ejector
• elector

Kids Definition

selector

noun

se·​lec·​tor

sə-ˈlek-tər

: someone or something that selects