deselector

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noun

A factor that tends to exclude something from being selected.

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Meanings

noundeselector (plural deselectors)

plural deselectors

  1. A factor that tends to exclude something from being selected.

    Some possible deselectors: Males wearing their hair too long or with sideburns may be viewed as messy, unkempt or failing to keep current.

    1991, E. Patricia Birsner, Mid-career job hunting: official handbook of the Forty Plus Club

Origin

From deselect + -or.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

deselector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deselector

MLA

“deselector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deselector. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deselector,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deselector.

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