chooser

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/ˈt͡ʃuːzə(ɹ)/UK/ˈt͡ʃuːzə/US/ˈt͡ʃuzɚ/Australia, New Zealand/ˈt͡ʃʉːzə/

noun

One who chooses something.

“a file chooser; a colour chooser”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounchooser (plural choosers)

plural choosers · alternative obsolete chuser

  1. One who chooses something.
  2. computingA user interface element allowing something to be selected from a list or group.

    a file chooser; a colour chooser

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who chooses or selects out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle English*chosere
  2. Englishchooser

From Middle English *chosere, cheoser, chesere, cheosere, equivalent to choose + -er.

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Translations

Finnish valitsija
  • valitsijaone who chooses something
Greek επιλογέας
  • επιλογέας (epilogéas)one who chooses something
Māori pūtīpako
  • pūtīpako(Computer) A graphic interface

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

chooser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chooser

MLA

“chooser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chooser. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chooser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chooser.

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