as in selector
someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection
among other things, the president must be a good chooser of competent individuals, both for his cabinet and for the U.S. Supreme Court
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Recent Examples of chooser
Next to Qobuz's quality indicator is the audio output device chooser, which the service refers to as Qobuz Connect.
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PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
—Sophia Rosenfeld
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The story centers around a night where Samu (Cordes) and his girlfriend Siena (ven der Zwaag) return to his old friend group and challenge them to push their boundaries by throwing their keys in a bowl and randomly picking a set, with each chooser spending the night with the owner of the keys.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
PC Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025
As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
—Sophia Rosenfeld
september 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
The story centers around a night where Samu (Cordes) and his girlfriend Siena (ven der Zwaag) return to his old friend group and challenge them to push their boundaries by throwing their keys in a bowl and randomly picking a set, with each chooser spending the night with the owner of the keys.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chooser
Noun
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National selectors often look to major league teams for star players.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Check out a promotional poster as well as a preview of the Catwoman suit selector functions below.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Critics decried the move as another attempt by Republican election deniers to disenfranchise voters.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Among some fraction of liberal voters, however, any concession to the technology’s utility is increasingly regarded as gauche, at best—and, at worst, a sign of reactionary corporate centrism.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Following the 1996 death of Bill Monroe, who is widely considered the father of bluegrass, the picker felt a profound calling to return to his roots and, in a way, pick up the torch from Monroe.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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The company also provided gloves, bags and trash pickers for Sunday’s cleanup.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Chooser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chooser. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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