detailer

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noun

One who gives details of something.

UncommonScrabble 9

Meanings

noundetailer (plural detailers)

plural detailers

  1. 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
  2. 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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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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