Demarcator
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 One who or that which demarcates.
"The event [the assassination of John F. Kennedy] was a demarcator. It was the last major public event to come to us in black and white. The urban riots and the Vietnam war, coming right along, were brought to us in living color."
Example
More examples"The event [the assassination of John F. Kennedy] was a demarcator. It was the last major public event to come to us in black and white. The urban riots and the Vietnam war, coming right along, were brought to us in living color."
Etymology
From demarcate + -or.
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