Determinator vs. Determiner
Determinatornoun
A determining factor.
Determinatornoun
(obsolete) One who determines.
Determinatornoun
One who determines.
Determinernoun
(grammar) A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.
Determinernoun
(grammar) A dependent function in a noun phrase marking the NP as definite or indefinite. This function is usually filled by words in the determinative class but may be filled by other elements such as a genitive pronoun.
Determinernoun
Something that determines, or helps someone to determine, something else.
Determinernoun
One who, or that which, determines or decides.
Determinernoun
an argument that is conclusive
Determinernoun
one of a limited class of noun modifiers that determine the referents of noun phrases
Determinernoun
a determining or causal element or factor;
Determiner
A determiner, also called determinative (abbreviated DET), is a word, phrase, or affix that occurs together with a noun or noun phrase and serves to express the reference of that noun or noun phrase in the context. That is, a determiner may indicate whether the noun is referring to a definite or indefinite element of a class, to a closer or more distant element, to an element belonging to a specified person or thing, to a particular number or quantity, etc.
