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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
decider
noun
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▪ But Davis won the eighth frame and then compiled a break of 50 in the decider.
▪ But he couldn't quite repeat the performance against Parrot, recovering from 5-2 down to 5-all before losing the decider.
▪ But if nothing else, the McKenna decider served one purpose - it helped to put additional fire in Derry's bellies.
▪ But in 1987 Derry beat Armagh in the Ulster decider with McGurk being pressed into action during the game.
▪ Easter sees the potential decider at St. Helen's between Swansea and Llanelli.
▪ In both cases the decider ends up where he started from.
▪ There is a lot of work that has to be done by the decider in order to bridge the gap.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decider

Decider \De*cid"er\, n. One who decides. [1913 Webster] ||

Wiktionary
decider

n. 1 (context of a controversy, question, etc English) A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides. 2 (context chiefly British sports English) An event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter. 3 (context computing English) A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.

Wikipedia
Decider

Decider may refer to:

  • Bill Maher: The Decider, a stand-up comedy special
  • Machine that always halts, a type of Turing machine
  • A political catch phrase said by former United States President George W. Bush
  • "The Decider," a recurring segment on The Daily Show
  • "The Decider," an issue of Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Posek (Hebrew for "decider"), a type of Jewish legal scholar
  • Roger from American Dad!

Usage examples of "decider".

Sometimes male, sometimes female, the chosen Decider was nei­ther the eldest nor the youngest, neither the wisest nor the smartest, neither the most powerful mage nor the weakest.

The Decider was average and thus, being average, would take no drastic actions, would follow a median course.

He was, consequently, not a great favorite with the Decider, who frowned when the Protector started to speak.

But this time, my friends"-the Decider gazed around at his people, his eyes going to each in turn, gathering them all in "-this time, it is my belief that Queen Takhisis will win.

Even the gods-so some of the Irda, the Decider among them, had been known to whisper-were not as powerful.

The Protector knew that this was the true reason the Decider had decreed that Usha be sent away.

We accede to the wisdom of the Decider because, quite frankly, we do not feel that we have any other choice.

The Decider insists it is as large as a full-grown cat, while I see the stone as the size of a hen's egg.

When the time came for the breaking of the Graygem-a time when none of the moons was visible in the sky, particularly not Lunitari, who, so legend had it, still coveted the gem-the Decider alone walked to the altar on which the stone rested.

The needle canopy of the sacred pines would hide the Decider and the Graygem from any who might try to interfere.

The Decider ran his fingers over the gem, gliding over the smooth facets, tracing along each sharp edge, searching, probing.

The Decider needed to be in control of the gem, not the other way around.

The Primary Decider will evaluate the details you supply so response can be planned.

The Decider prowled over to him and stood breathing through her spicules on his unprotected back.

She remembered being so afraid, she couldn't breathe, the bitter flatness of the water they'd provided in the flek city, how the Decider had looked at her.