The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. One that discriminates.
n. Electronics A device that converts a property of an input signal, such as frequency or phase, into an amplitude variation, depending on how the signal differs from a standard or reference signal.
n. Any of several electronic devices that convert some property of a signal into an amplitude whose value is proportional to the difference between the value of the input signal and that of a standard
n. A feature of the seller's offering that: 1) differs from a competitor's offering and 2) is important to this buyer
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who discriminates.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who discriminates.
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n. a person who (or that which) differentiates
Word Usage
"O'Brien may feel that her rights were violated and that the university's actions were discriminator, which is where the problem comes in."