English Explanatory Dictionary

distracter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. That which distracts, or serves as a distraction.
  2. Any of the incorrect answers in a multiple-choice question, serving to distract from the correct answer.

Word forms

distracter distracters distractor

Etymology

From distract + -er.

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