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CORRECTOR

\kəɹˈɛktə], \kəɹˈɛktə], \k_ə_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\

Definitions of CORRECTOR

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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He who, or that which, corrects.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

One who corrects.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

One who or that which corrects.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

He that amends, or alters, by punishment; he that revises anything to free it from faults; such an ingredient in a composition, as guards against or abates the force of another.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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