Identifier Meaning
/aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪər/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of someone or something.
nounSomething that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
Sentence Examples
Berber is both an ethnic and a cultural identifier.
Arab is rather used as a cultural rather than an ethnic or racial identifier.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Each employee was given a unique ____ to access the secure server.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Each person in the large company has a unique employee ____ used for payroll and security systems.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English identify Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English identifier From identify + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The Identifier personally inspects each horse in each race by verifying the lip tattoo, body color, head and leg markings, scars, and chestnut (night eyes)."
— 2001, Theodore A. Landers, The Career Guide to the Horse Industry:
"The foal papers are documents recording the horse's registration; no horse can start in any race unless his papers are in the hands of the track's identifier."
— 2004, John McEvoy, Great Horse Racing Mysteries: True Tales from the Track:
"Here, we would use the anonymous key technique to obtain a quantum identification protocol AKI of the challenge-response type in which the identifier cannot pretend to be the identifiee […]"
— 2007, Paolo Tombesi, Osamu Hirota, Quantum Communication, Computing, and Measurement 3, page 291:
"Prehistoric artists used hand-prints in cave paintings, perhaps as a 'signature'. They might be considered the earliest example of a biometric identifier."
— 2008, Ted Dunstone, Neil Yager, Biometric System and Data Analysis:
"The source stated that the alleged victims wanted the paperwork released after the settlement, but with names and identifiers removed."
— 2016 September 1, Ellie Kaufman, “University of Kentucky sues student newspaper over sexual assault case”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Each employee was given a unique ____ to access the secure server.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Each person in the large company has a unique employee ____ used for payroll and security systems.