Meaning & use
Demarcator
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A person or thing that marks or establishes a boundary or dividing line between two areas or categories.
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The surveyor acted as the official demarcator of the new property lines.
A painted white stripe served as the demarcator between the bike lane and the road.
A note on using this word
A less common agent noun formed from "demarcate"; most dictionaries list "demarcation" as the related noun, but "demarcator" appears in technical and legal writing to describe the person or object doing the marking.
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markerdividerboundary-setter
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