SELECTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does selector mean? 

• SELECTOR (noun)
  The noun SELECTOR has 2 senses:

1. a person who chooses or selects out

2. a switch that is used to select among alternatives

  Familiarity information: SELECTOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SELECTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who chooses or selects out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

chooser; picker; selector

Hypernyms ("selector" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

select (pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A switch that is used to select among alternatives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

selector; selector switch

Hypernyms ("selector" is a kind of...):

electric switch; electrical switch; switch (control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit)

Meronyms (parts of "selector"):

contact arm; wiper; wiper arm (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "selector"):

dial; telephone dial (a disc on a telephone that is rotated a fixed distance for each number called)