Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who screens, in either sense.
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- noun One who, or that which,
screens . - noun An
advance screening of afilm sent tocritics ,awards voters , etc.
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- noun a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint
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Examples
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As the screener is moving to screen the player getting the screen must set his man up for the screen with a proper V cut.
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Even if the boss doesn't care, a 23 year old HR screener is relying on a class at Southern Indiana State that told her not to hire weirdos, punks, and hippies.
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The waste collected from the screener is carted off to the landfill.
POO POWER: Giant Vat of Crap to Produce Natural Gas for CA | Inhabitat 2008
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He finally had to order his call screener, "Bo Snerdley," to turn them away so he could move on to another topic.
Last Call 2008
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Then one day he was on a rant about the lousy quality of textbooks in LAUSD -- and I called his screener and said that the barriers to entry in the textbook business weren't that high -- but that the money wasn't that good either, not in small volume.
What's Up for 2009? Steven Barnes 2008
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I can't see how 'reviewing' a screener is of any use whatsoever.
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A RuPaul supporter or Crazy-Jim gets by the call screener
Latest Articles The Mark Levin Show 2010
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In all fairness to the call screener, I think it was more than just the question: When I was on hold the last time she called me, I asked if, on a future program, I could discuss my lawsuit re
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In all fairness to the call screener, I think it was more than just the question: When I was on hold the last time she called me, I asked if, on a future program, I could discuss my lawsuit re Terri Schiavo, and when she found out I was pro-life, she totally flipped out and hung up on me - but not before saying "I hate people like that."
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A RuPaul supporter or Crazy-Jim gets by the call screener
Latest Articles The Mark Levin Show 2010
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