chooser

«chooser» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who chooses — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a chooser, choosers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who chooses. tree →

2) Beggars can't be choosers: a saying meaning when you need help, you must accept what you are given. tree →

sense in the lessons

Mostly met in the saying "beggars can't be choosers". Also used for the person who picks in games ("the chooser picks the team"). Phrases: beggars can't be choosers, the chooser picks.

examples

• Beggars can't be choosers, so I ate the cold pizza. tree →
• The chooser picks the first player for the team. tree →
• I'm the chooser today; we'll watch a cartoon. tree →
• We only had blue paint left, but beggars can't be choosers. tree →
• Each chooser gets one sticker. tree →
• Who is the chooser for the next game? tree →
• The chooser of the winning name gets a prize. tree →

note

Countable: choosers. From choose + -er. Rare outside the saying. Note spelling: choose (double o), chooser.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chooser» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.