selector

Everyday

1. A person who chooses players for a team. tree →
2. A device, knob or switch for choosing a setting. tree →
3. (computing) A tool or rule that picks out items. tree →

In the lessons

In sport, selectors choose the national cricket or rugby team. In everyday life, a «gear selector» or «channel selector». In coding at school, a selector picks out parts of a web page. Phrases: «team selectors», «gear selector».

Examples

• The selectors picked her for the county team. tree →
• Turn the selector to «wash». tree →
• The cricket selectors announced the squad. tree →
• Dad moved the gear selector to reverse. tree →
• The selector chose the fastest runners. tree →
• Use the colour selector to pick blue. tree →

Note

Countable. From «select». Spelling ends «-or», not «-er».