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Drafter
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1. drafter
a writer of a draft
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Drafter
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1.
a plan, sketch, or drawing of something
2.
a preliminary outline of a book, speech, etc
3. another word for bill of exchange
4.
a demand or drain on something
5.
the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace
6. US
selection for compulsory military service
7.
detachment of military personnel from one unit to another
8. business
an allowance on merchandise sold by weight
9.
a line or narrow border that is chiselled on the surface of a stone to serve as a guide for levelling it
10. Australian and New Zealand
a group of livestock separated from the rest of the herd or flock
verb (transitive)
11.
to draw up an outline or sketch for something
to draft a speech
12.
to prepare a plan or design of
13.
to detach (military personnel) from one unit to another
14. mainly US
to select for compulsory military service
15.
to chisel a draft on (stone, etc)
16. Australian and New Zealand
a.
to select (cattle or sheep) from a herd or flock
b.
to select (farm stock) for sale
noun, verb
17. the usual US spelling of draught (sense 1), draught (sense 2), draught (sense 3), draught (sense 4), draught (sense 5), draught (sense 6), draught (sense 7), draught (sense 8), draught (sense 11)
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Drafter
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1.
a.
a drawing or pulling, as of a vehicle or load
b.
the thing, quantity, or load pulled
2.
a.
a drawing in of a fish net
b.
the amount of fish caught in one draw
3.
a.
a taking of liquid into the mouth; drinking
b.
the amount taken at one drink
4.
a.
a portion of liquid for drinking; specif., a dose of medicine
b. Informal
a portion of beer, ale, etc. drawn from a cask
5.
a.
a drawing into the lungs, as of air or tobacco smoke
b.
the amount of air, smoke, etc., drawn in
6.
a rough or preliminary sketch of a piece of writing
7.
a plan or drawing of a work to be done
8.
a current of air, as in a room, heating system, etc.
9.
a device for regulating the current of air in a heating system
10.
a written order issued by one person, bank, firm, etc., directing the payment of money to another; check
11.
a demand or drain made on something
12.
a.
the choosing or taking of an individual or individuals from a group for some special purpose,
esp. for compulsory military service
b.
the condition of being so taken
c. US
a group of these so taken
13. US
the demand made by a political party for a person to accept, sometimes reluctantly, a candidacy
14.
a.
the area of reduced air resistance behind a moving vehicle
b.
the act or instance of closely following a race car, truck, etc. to avoid wind resistance and conserve fuel
15. Business
a deduction allowed for waste or loss in weight
16. Hydraulics
the size of an opening for the flow of water
17. Masonry
a narrow strip along the edge or across the face of a stone, serving as a guide in leveling the surface
18. Mechanics
the taper given to a pattern or die so that the work can be removed easily
19. Nautical
the depth of water that a vessel draws, or needs in order to float, esp. when loaded
20. US, Sport
a system by which a league, as of professional teams, allots to each team the right to contract specified individuals in a group of players, esp. new players, usually by giving
each team a turn to select one player until each roster is full
verb transitive
21.
to choose or take for some special purpose, as compulsory military service, by drawing
from a group
22. US
to persuade or compel (a person) to become a candidate for public office
23.
to make a preliminary sketch of or working plans for
24. Sport
to select (a player) during or in a draft (sense 20)
verb intransitive
25. US
to drive very closely behind another vehicle while racing, so as to take advantage of the reduced air resistance behind it
adjective
26.
used for pulling loads
draft animals
27.
drawn from a cask on order
draft beer
28.
in a preliminary or rough form
a draft resolution
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Drafter
see synonyms of draftern.
One that drafts, especially a person who drafts plans or designs or a person who composes a document.
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