chooser

English

Alternative forms

• chuser (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English *chosere, cheoser, chesere, cheosere, equivalent to choose +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuːzə(ɹ)/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuːzə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuzɚ/
• (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʉːzə/
• Rhymes: -uːzə(ɹ)

Noun

chooser (plural choosers)

1. One who chooses something.
2. (graphical user interface) A user interface element allowing something to be selected from a list or group.

   a file chooser; a colour chooser

Derived terms

• beggars can't be choosers
• nonchooser

Related terms

• choose
• chose
• choice

Translations

one who chooses something

• Finnish: valitsija (fi)
• Greek: επιλογέας (el) (epilogéas)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: hilbijêr (ku), bijêrvan, Muxtar

(Computer) A graphic interface

• Maori: pūtīpako

Anagrams

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