selector
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a person or device that picks one thing from a group.
an agent, whether human or mechanical, that performs the act of selection.
Simple“The machine has a speed selector that lets you choose how fast it runs.”
In context“The automatic gear selector failed to engage, leaving the vehicle stranded in neutral during the peak of the morning rush hour.”
Synonymschooserpicker - 02 C1 Advanced
a person who decides which players will be on a sports team.
an official responsible for choosing the individual players who will represent a team or national side in a match.
Simple“The national team selector watched the game to find new talent.”
In context“After the unexpected defeat, the national selectors faced intense public scrutiny regarding their choice of a young, inexperienced bowling attack.”
- 03 C1 Advanced
a part of a computer code that tells the computer which part of a page to style.
a pattern of characters in a stylesheet, such as CSS, used to identify the HTML elements to which a set of style rules applies.
Simple“You need to use the right CSS selector to change the color of the buttons.”
In context“The developer used a complex descendant selector to ensure the styling only affected list items within the navigation menu.”
Synonyms - 04 C1 Advanced
a person who chooses and plays music, especially in reggae or dancehall culture.
a disc jockey who selects and plays records, particularly within the context of Jamaican sound system culture.
Simple“The selector played a great mix of old and new reggae tracks.”
In context“The crowd cheered as the selector dropped a rare dubplate that hadn't been heard in the city for years.”
SynonymsDJdeejay - 05 C2 Proficiency
a person in Australian history who chose a piece of government land to buy.
a person who, under various Australian Land Acts, was entitled to select a tract of Crown land for purchase and settlement.
Simple“The selector built a small house on the land he bought from the government.”
In context“Tensions frequently arose between the wealthy squatters and the new selectors who arrived to claim smaller parcels of the fertile valley.”
Synonymssettlerhomesteader
“On the festival’s second stage, you can catch everything from UK underground rap selector DJ EJ, warbly US rockers Geese, and raw, live-drummed jungle from 4am Kru.”
“Which batter is building a case to test the selectors?”
From select + -or.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.