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DETECTER

\dɪtˈɛktə], \dɪtˈɛktə], \d_ɪ_t_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\

Definitions of DETECTER

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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One who, or that which, detects or brings to light; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who, or that which, detects or brings to light; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A discoverer; one who finds out what another attempts to conceal.

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

n. One who detects or brings to light.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A discoverer, one that finds out what another desires to hide.

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

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