describer

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The brother of Akram, the hostage-taker, claimed he had “mental health issues,” and Siddiqui’s lawyer once describer her as in “total psychic pain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2022

While science historians recognize Colden's work, there have been no notable revisions to botanical history, like revising a species' history and naming her as its describer, and there is still no genus named for her.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2021

Every audio describer I’ve spoken to has emphasized that one of the fundamental tenants of the craft is never to show off or distract.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

Hence the eighteenth-century lexicographer’s admiration for explorers: “The adventurer upon unknown coasts, and the describer of distant regions” is to be welcomed, he declared, because they “enlarge our knowledge”.

From Nature • Dec. 18, 2018

"Listen to him!—that 's his hobby," cried Kellett, whose eyes glistened with excitement at the description, and who really felt an honest admiration for the describer.

From Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day by Lever, Charles James