locator
/'loukeitə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A person who fixes the boundaries of land claims: An individual, often a surveyor or official, who determines and marks the precise limits or borders of a piece of land, especially for legal claims, mining rights, or property division.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The government sent a locator to survey and mark the boundaries of the new settlement.
- As a professional locator, his job was to establish the exact limits of each mining claim.
Advanced Usage
- "Boundary locator": A specialist who specifically determines property lines.
- Before building the fence, they hired a boundary locator to avoid disputes with neighbors.
- The term can be used in historical contexts, such as during westward expansion in the United States, where a locator was crucial for staking legal claims to land.
Variants and Related Words
- Locate (verb): To discover the exact place or position of something.
- Can you locate the city on this map?
- Location (noun): A particular place or position.
- This is a perfect location for a picnic.
- Locator map (noun phrase): A simple map or diagram showing the location of something within a larger area.
- The brochure includes a locator map for the tourist attractions.
Synonyms
- Surveyor: A person who measures and maps land.
- Boundary marker: A person or thing that establishes a limit (though this is less common for a person).
- Demarcator: A formal term for someone who sets boundaries.
Notes on Meaning
- The primary definition provided is specific and historical, relating to land claims. In modern, general usage, a "locator" is more commonly understood as a device or system for finding the position of something (e.g., a GPS locator, a key locator). However, based on the given reference, the focus here is on the person who fixes land boundaries.
- The role of a locator in this sense is closely tied to law, property rights, and geography.
Noun
- a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims