identifier: meaning and definitions

To establish or recognize the identity of; ascertain as a certain person or thing: Can you identify what kind of plane that is? I identified the man at the next table as a famous actor. Biology To determine the taxonomic classification of (an organism). To ascertain as having a certain characteristic or feature: job candidates who are identified as overqualified; children who have been identified with hearing loss.

To consider as identical or united; equate: The Greek god Ares is identified with the Roman god Mars.

To associate or affiliate closely with: writers who are identified with modernism.

To consider oneself as sharing certain characteristics or attitudes as another: She identifies strongly with her grandmother.

To associate oneself with or admire something, such as a set of ideas: a language learner who identifies with a new culture.

To self-identify.