Meanings
plural detailers
- One who gives details of something.
[…] the general disposition of those memoir writers and detailers of state secrets (even when there is no malice) to sacrifice truth for the sake of a more striking effect.
1847, George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane, Pictorial history of England, volume 8, page 312 - USOne who details (cleans cars).
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In the case of Richmond Hill, the torch has been passed to Simcha Waisman, 62, vice president of the neighborhood’s block association. Mr. Waisman’s devotion to neighborhood welfare is legendary; he has been known to stake out freshly painted walls for as long as a week, waiting to catch someone painting graffiti. Mr. Waisman drives a cranberry-colored Expedition, which he says has been so marred by dripping creosote that his detailer now refuses him service.
2007 July 25, Ellen Barry, “Drips, Squeals and Patience: Life by the El”, in New York Times
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