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corrector

noun

Etymology

From Middle English corrector, correctour, equivalent to correct + -or.

  1. inherited from corrector

Definitions

  1. One who corrects.

    • Wisdom is not the most severe corrector of folly.
    • Time! the corrector where our judgments err, The test of truth, love,—sole philosopher, For all beside are sophists, […]
    • A family we knew had one of those “Papa's-sister” Aunts who took it upon herself to be a corrector of manners not only for her own nieces but for young Canadians in general.

  2. A proofreader.

  3. A director or governor.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA