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# chooser

noun (a chooser, choosers)

«chooser» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who chooses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#m1)
2. Beggars can't be choosers: a saying meaning when you need help, you must accept what you are given. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#m2)

### In the lessons

Mostly met in the saying "beggars can't be choosers". Also used for the person who picks in games ("the chooser picks the team"). Phrases: beggars can't be choosers, the chooser picks.

### Examples

- Beggars can't be choosers, so I ate the cold pizza. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x1)
- The chooser picks the first player for the team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x2)
- I'm the chooser today; we'll watch a cartoon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x3)
- We only had blue paint left, but beggars can't be choosers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x4)
- Each chooser gets one sticker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x5)
- Who is the chooser for the next game? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x6)
- The chooser of the winning name gets a prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/#x7)

### Note

Countable: choosers. From choose + -er. Rare outside the saying. Note spelling: choose (double o), chooser.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chooser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chooser/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chooser» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chooser.html) on Mova free.