Nouns Containing TOR
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| store | 1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services 2. a supply of something available for future use More Definitions → |
| history | 1. the aggregate of past events 2. a record or narrative description of past events More Definitions → |
| directory | 1. an alphabetical list of names and addresses 2. (computer science) a listing of the files stored in memory (usually on a hard disk) More Definitions → |
| story | 1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program 2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events More Definitions → |
| director | 1. someone who controls resources and expenditures 2. member of a board of directors More Definitions → |
| storage | 1. the act of storing something 2. a depository for goods More Definitions → |
| editor | 1. a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) 2. (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data More Definitions → |
| sector | 1. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle 2. a social group that forms part of the society or the economy More Definitions → |
| monitor | 1. someone who supervises (an examination) 2. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided More Definitions → |
| monitoring | 1. the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it) More Definitions → |
| motor | 1. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion 2. a nonspecific agent that imparts motion More Definitions → |
| doctor | 1. a licensed medical practitioner 2. children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office More Definitions → |
| attorney | 1. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice More Definitions → |
| factor | 1. anything that contributes causally to a result 2. an abstract part of something More Definitions → |
| laboratory | 1. a workplace for the conduct of scientific research 2. a region resembling a laboratory inasmuch as it offers opportunities for observation and practice and experimentation More Definitions → |
| editorial | 1. an article giving opinions or perspectives More Definitions → |
| administrator | 1. someone who administers a business 2. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor More Definitions → |
| factory | 1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing More Definitions → |
| operator | 1. (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation 2. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine More Definitions → |
| investor | 1. someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns More Definitions → |
| inventory | 1. a detailed list of all the items in stock 2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand More Definitions → |
| storm | 1. a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning 2. a violent commotion or disturbance More Definitions → |
| territory | 1. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 2. an area of knowledge or interest More Definitions → |
| contractor | 1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things 2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps More Definitions → |
| calculator | 1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) 2. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic More Definitions → |
| visitor | 1. someone who visits More Definitions → |
| tutorial | 1. a session of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual or to a small number of students More Definitions → |
| moderator | 1. any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors 2. in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly More Definitions → |
| instructor | 1. a person whose occupation is teaching More Definitions → |
| victory | 1. a successful ending of a struggle or contest More Definitions → |
| actor | 1. a theatrical performer 2. a person who acts and gets things done More Definitions → |
| vector | 1. a variable quantity that can be resolved into components 2. a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction More Definitions → |
| coordinator | 1. someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously More Definitions → |
| motorcycle | 1. a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame More Definitions → |
| senator | 1. a member of a senate More Definitions → |
| generator | 1. an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas 2. engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction More Definitions → |
| collector | 1. a person who collects things 2. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) More Definitions → |
| torture | 1. extreme mental distress 2. unbearable physical pain More Definitions → |
| restoration | 1. the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state 2. getting something back again More Definitions → |
| bookstore | 1. a shop where books are sold More Definitions → |
| creator | 1. a person who grows or makes or invents things More Definitions → |
| distributor | 1. someone who markets merchandise 2. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion More Definitions → |
| indicator | 1. a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time 2. a signal for attracting attention More Definitions → |
| connector | 1. an instrumentality that connects More Definitions → |
| locator | 1. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims More Definitions → |
| projector | 1. an optical device for projecting a beam of light 2. an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen More Definitions → |
| mandatory | 1. the recipient of a mandate 2. a territory surrendered by Turkey or Germany after World War I and put under the tutelage of some other European power until they are able to stand by themselves More Definitions → |
| receptor | 1. a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response 2. an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation More Definitions → |
| victor | 1. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals 2. the contestant who wins the contest More Definitions → |
| repository | 1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping 2. a person to whom a secret is entrusted More Definitions → |
| semiconductor | 1. a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities 2. a conductor made with semiconducting material More Definitions → |
| detector | 1. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner 2. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave More Definitions → |
| respiratory | More Definitions → |
| inspector | 1. a high ranking police officer 2. an investigator who observes carefully More Definitions → |
| investigator | 1. a scientist who devotes himself to doing research 2. someone who investigates More Definitions → |
| adaptor | 1. device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible More Definitions → |
| pastor | 1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship More Definitions → |
| contributor | 1. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money 2. a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book More Definitions → |
| refrigerator | 1. white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures More Definitions → |
| navigator | 1. the ship's officer in charge of navigation 2. the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course More Definitions → |
| mentor | 1. a wise and trusted guide and advisor More Definitions → |
| auditor | 1. someone who listens attentively 2. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit More Definitions → |
| translator | 1. a person who translates written messages from one language to another 2. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages More Definitions → |
| tractor | 1. a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications 2. a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans More Definitions → |
| distortion | 1. a change for the worse 2. a shape resulting from distortion More Definitions → |
| constructor | 1. someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) More Definitions → |
| regulator | 1. any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. 2. an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest More Definitions → |
| tutor | 1. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) More Definitions → |
| torrent | 1. a heavy rain 2. a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) More Definitions → |
| equatorial | 1. a telescope whose mounting has only two axes of motion, one parallel to the Earth's axis and the other one at right angles to it More Definitions → |
| simulator | 1. a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research More Definitions → |
| torque | 1. a twisting force More Definitions → |
| auditorium | 1. the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits More Definitions → |
| elevator | 1. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building 2. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend More Definitions → |
| protector | 1. a person who cares for persons or property More Definitions → |
| conductor | 1. the person who leads a musical group 2. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat More Definitions → |
| illustrator | 1. an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.) More Definitions → |
| observatory | 1. a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena 2. a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings More Definitions → |
| selector | 1. a person who chooses or selects out 2. a switch that is used to select among alternatives More Definitions → |
| motoring | 1. the act of driving an automobile More Definitions → |
| inventor | 1. someone who is the first to think of or make something More Definitions → |
| accelerator | 1. a pedal that controls the throttle valve 2. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine More Definitions → |
| predator | 1. someone who attacks in search of booty 2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals More Definitions → |
| educator | 1. someone who educates young people More Definitions → |
| reactor | 1. an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit 2. (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements More Definitions → |
| territorial | 1. nonprofessional soldier member of a territorial military unit 2. a territorial military unit More Definitions → |
| competitor | 1. the contestant you hope to defeat More Definitions → |
| torch | 1. a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance 2. tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches More Definitions → |
| prosecutor | 1. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state More Definitions → |
| tor | 1. a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill 2. a high rocky hill More Definitions → |
| rhetoric | 1. using language effectively to please or persuade 2. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation More Definitions → |
| inhibitor | 1. a substance that retards or stops an activity More Definitions → |
| directorate | 1. a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution More Definitions → |
| historian | 1. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it More Definitions → |
| pastoral | 1. a musical composition that evokes rural life 2. a letter from a pastor to the congregation More Definitions → |
| debtor | 1. a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt More Definitions → |
| exhibitor | 1. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see More Definitions → |
| radiator | 1. any object that radiates energy 2. heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings More Definitions → |
| solicitor | 1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes 2. a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents More Definitions → |
| tornado | 1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground 2. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive More Definitions → |
| emulator | 1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another More Definitions → |
| spectator | 1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) 2. a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel More Definitions → |
| facilitator | 1. someone who makes progress easier More Definitions → |
| descriptor | 1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something 2. a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system More Definitions → |
| tort | 1. (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought More Definitions → |
| aggregator | 1. a person who collects things More Definitions → |
| communicator | 1. a person who communicates with others More Definitions → |
| terminator | 1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) More Definitions → |
| storey | 1. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale More Definitions → |
| rotor | 1. the rotating armature of a motor or generator 2. the revolving bar of a distributor More Definitions → |
| doctorate | 1. one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university More Definitions → |
| ancestor | 1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) More Definitions → |
| extractor | 1. an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components 2. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension More Definitions → |
| creditor | 1. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists More Definitions → |
| separator | 1. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension More Definitions → |
| tori | 1. a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle 2. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column More Definitions → |
| conservatory | 1. the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts 2. a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts More Definitions → |
| factoring | 1. (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression More Definitions → |
| hector | More Definitions → |
| transistor | 1. a semiconductor device capable of amplification More Definitions → |
| pictorial | 1. a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures More Definitions → |
| capacitor | 1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge More Definitions → |
| torso | 1. the body excluding the head and neck and limbs More Definitions → |
| mediator | 1. a negotiator who acts as a link between parties More Definitions → |
| auditory | More Definitions → |
| narrator | 1. someone who tells a story More Definitions → |
| resistor | 1. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current More Definitions → |
| trajectory | 1. the path followed by an object moving through space More Definitions → |
| reflector | 1. device that reflects radiation 2. optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece More Definitions → |
| originator | 1. someone who creates new things More Definitions → |
| depository | 1. a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping More Definitions → |
| curator | 1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) More Definitions → |
| estimator | 1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) More Definitions → |
| gator | 1. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts More Definitions → |
| storyline | 1. the plot of a book or play or film More Definitions → |
| raptor | 1. any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals More Definitions → |
| arbitrator | 1. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue More Definitions → |
| proctor | 1. someone who supervises (an examination) More Definitions → |
| integrator | 1. a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure More Definitions → |
| ambulatory | 1. a covered walkway (as in a cloister) More Definitions → |
| storefront | 1. the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows More Definitions → |
| oscillator | 1. generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current More Definitions → |
| subcontractor | 1. someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor More Definitions → |
| alligator | 1. leather made from alligator's hide 2. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts More Definitions → |
| postdoctoral | 1. a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research More Definitions → |
| dictator | 1. a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 2. a ruler who is unconstrained by law More Definitions → |
| motorway | 1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic More Definitions → |
| predictor | 1. someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) 2. information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events More Definitions → |
| contradictory | 1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time More Definitions → |
| rector | 1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship More Definitions → |
| gladiator | 1. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat 2. a professional boxer More Definitions → |
| electorate | 1. the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote More Definitions → |
| proprietor | 1. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business More Definitions → |
| tore | 1. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column More Definitions → |
| incubator | 1. apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants More Definitions → |
| denominator | 1. the divisor of a fraction More Definitions → |
| aviator | 1. someone who operates an aircraft More Definitions → |
| activator | 1. (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription More Definitions → |
| tortoise | 1. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica More Definitions → |
| dictatorship | 1. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) More Definitions → |
| commentator | 1. an expert who observes and comments on something 2. a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day More Definitions → |
| legislator | 1. someone who makes or enacts laws More Definitions → |
| motorbike | 1. small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars More Definitions → |
| actuator | 1. a mechanism that puts something into automatic action More Definitions → |
| moratorium | 1. a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged 2. suspension of an ongoing activity More Definitions → |
| equator | 1. an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles 2. a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts More Definitions → |
| thunderstorm | 1. a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and lightning More Definitions → |
| initiator | 1. a person who initiates a course of action More Definitions → |
| restorative | 1. a medicine that strengthens and invigorates 2. a device for treating injury or disease More Definitions → |
| injector | 1. a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.) 2. An injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump. More Definitions → |
| castor | 1. a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling powdered sugar 2. a pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture or trucks or portable machines to make them movable More Definitions → |
| torpedo | 1. a professional killer who uses a gun 2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States More Definitions → |
| evaluator | 1. an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality More Definitions → |
| sculptor | 1. an artist who creates sculptures More Definitions → |
| animator | 1. someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people 2. the technician who produces animated cartoons More Definitions → |
| convertor | 1. a device for changing one substance or form or state into another More Definitions → |
| eliminator | 1. an agent that eliminates something More Definitions → |
| refractory | 1. lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace More Definitions → |
| innovator | 1. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art More Definitions → |
| storyteller | 1. someone who tells a story 2. someone who tells lies More Definitions → |
| brainstorming | 1. a group problem-solving technique in which members spontaneously share ideas and solutions More Definitions → |
| torsion | 1. a tortuous and twisted shape or position 2. a twisting force More Definitions → |
| decorator | 1. a person who specializes in interior decoration 2. someone who decorates More Definitions → |
| brainstorm | 1. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation More Definitions → |
| torment | 1. unbearable physical pain 2. extreme mental distress More Definitions → |
| cantor | 1. the musical director of a choir 2. the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos More Definitions → |
| alternator | 1. an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles) More Definitions → |
| interceptor | 1. a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft More Definitions → |
| tortilla | 1. thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour More Definitions → |
| drugstore | 1. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold More Definitions → |
| respirator | 1. a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration 2. a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases More Definitions → |
| duplicator | 1. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material More Definitions → |
| dormitory | 1. a college or university building containing living quarters for students 2. a large sleeping room containing several beds More Definitions → |
| repertory | 1. a storehouse where a stock of things is kept 2. the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation More Definitions → |
| stork | 1. large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage More Definitions → |
| applicator | 1. a device for applying a substance More Definitions → |
| signatory | 1. someone who signs and is bound by a document More Definitions → |
| traitor | 1. someone who betrays his country by committing treason 2. a person who says one thing and does another More Definitions → |
| olfactory | More Definitions → |
| executor | 1. a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will More Definitions → |
| chiropractor | 1. a therapist who practices chiropractic More Definitions → |
| storybook | 1. a book containing a collection of stories (usually for children) More Definitions → |
| lavatory | 1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets 2. a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face More Definitions → |
| tornadoes | 1. a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground 2. a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive More Definitions → |
| negotiator | 1. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) More Definitions → |
| guarantor | 1. one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another More Definitions → |
| motorist | 1. someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile More Definitions → |
| perpetrator | 1. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing More Definitions → |
| ventilator | 1. a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air 2. a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure More Definitions → |
| insulator | 1. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity More Definitions → |
| numerator | 1. the dividend of a fraction More Definitions → |
| carburetor | 1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion More Definitions → |
| purgatory | 1. a temporary condition of torment or suffering 2. (theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sins More Definitions → |
| factorization | 1. (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression More Definitions → |
| collaborator | 1. someone who assists in a plot 2. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force More Definitions → |
| janitor | 1. someone employed to clean and maintain a building More Definitions → |
| inspectorate | 1. a body of inspectors More Definitions → |
| grantor | 1. a person who makes a grant in legal form More Definitions → |
| contributory | More Definitions → |
| motorcycling | 1. riding a motorcycle More Definitions → |
| acceptor | 1. (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated 2. the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures More Definitions → |
| extortion | 1. an exorbitant charge 2. unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority) More Definitions → |
| torus | 1. a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle 2. commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column More Definitions → |
| resonator | 1. a hollow chamber whose dimensions allow the resonant oscillation of electromagnetic or acoustic waves 2. an electrical circuit that combines capacitance and inductance in such a way that a periodic electric oscillation will reach maximum amplitude More Definitions → |
| allocator | 1. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion More Definitions → |
| prehistory | 1. the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word More Definitions → |
| secretory | More Definitions → |
| elector | 1. a citizen who has a legal right to vote More Definitions → |
| torturing | 1. the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason More Definitions → |
| incinerator | 1. a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse) More Definitions → |
| firestorm | 1. a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area 2. an outburst of controversy More Definitions → |
| effector | 1. one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose 2. a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion More Definitions → |
| accumulator | 1. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes) 2. a voltaic battery that stores electric charge More Definitions → |
| prospector | 1. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits More Definitions → |
| retort | 1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) 2. a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat More Definitions → |
| excavator | 1. a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying 2. a machine for excavating More Definitions → |
| progenitor | 1. an ancestor in the direct line More Definitions → |
| inductor | 1. an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit More Definitions → |
| benefactor | 1. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) More Definitions → |
| defibrillator | 1. an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation More Definitions → |
| demonstrator | 1. a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught 2. someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer More Definitions → |
| liquidator | 1. a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being) 2. (law) a person (usually appointed by a court of law) who liquidates assets or preserves them for the benefit of affected parties More Definitions → |
| factorial | 1. the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer More Definitions → |
| manipulator | 1. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine 2. a person who handles things manually More Definitions → |
| historiography | 1. a body of historical literature 2. the writing of history More Definitions → |
| agitator | 1. one who agitates; a political troublemaker More Definitions → |
| conservator | 1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) 2. someone appointed by a court to assume responsibility for the interests of a minor or incompetent person More Definitions → |
| rectory | 1. an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector More Definitions → |
| liberator | 1. someone who releases people from captivity or bondage More Definitions → |
| escalator | 1. a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index) 2. a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt More Definitions → |
| violator | 1. someone who violates the law 2. someone who assaults others sexually More Definitions → |
| torr | 1. a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli More Definitions → |
| depositor | 1. a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution More Definitions → |
| notoriety | 1. the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality More Definitions → |
| laminator | 1. a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates) 2. Any of a range of machines used for lamination. More Definitions → |
| authenticator | 1. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity More Definitions → |
| motivator | 1. a positive motivational influence More Definitions → |
| sandstorm | 1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand More Definitions → |
| littoral | 1. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean More Definitions → |
| attractor | 1. an entertainer who attracts large audiences 2. (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system More Definitions → |
| adjudicator | 1. a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes More Definitions → |
| captor | 1. a person who captures and holds people or animals More Definitions → |
| proprietorship | 1. an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits More Definitions → |
| storehouse | 1. a depository for goods More Definitions → |
| deflector | 1. a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) More Definitions → |
| enumerator | 1. someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes More Definitions → |
| oratory | 1. addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) More Definitions → |
| attenuator | 1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal More Definitions → |
| orator | 1. a person who delivers a speech or oration More Definitions → |
| snowstorm | 1. a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds More Definitions → |
| cofactor | 1. a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result More Definitions → |
| promontory | 1. a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) More Definitions → |
| stator | 1. mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves More Definitions → |
| objector | 1. a person who dissents from some established policy More Definitions → |
| detonator | 1. a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive More Definitions → |
| motorcoach | 1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport More Definitions → |
| crematorium | 1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated 2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes More Definitions → |
| fabricator | 1. someone who tells lies More Definitions → |
| preceptor | 1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) More Definitions → |
| inquisitor | 1. a questioner who is excessively harsh More Definitions → |
| torpedoes | 1. a professional killer who uses a gun 2. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States More Definitions → |
| ejector | 1. a person who ousts or supplants someone else 2. a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing More Definitions → |
| lector | 1. someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church 2. a public lecturer at certain universities More Definitions → |
| stentor | 1. a speaker with an unusually loud voice 2. any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor More Definitions → |
| testator | 1. a person who makes a will More Definitions → |
| propagator | 1. someone who propagates plants (as under glass) 2. someone who spreads the news More Definitions → |
| thermistor | 1. a semiconductor device made of materials whose resistance varies as a function of temperature; can be used to compensate for temperature variation in other components of a circuit More Definitions → |
| satori | 1. (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment More Definitions → |
| impersonator | 1. someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another More Definitions → |
| pectoral | 1. either of two large muscles of the chest 2. an adornment worn on the chest or breast More Definitions → |
| conspirator | 1. a member of a conspiracy More Definitions → |
| restorer | 1. a skilled worker who is employed to restore or refinish buildings or antique furniture More Definitions → |
| protectorate | 1. a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty More Definitions → |
| oratorio | 1. a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text More Definitions → |
| locomotor | More Definitions → |
| suitor | 1. a man who courts a woman More Definitions → |
| praetorian | More Definitions → |
| exterminator | 1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects) More Definitions → |
| interrogator | 1. a questioner who is excessively harsh More Definitions → |
| motorcyclist | 1. a traveler who rides a motorcycle More Definitions → |
| tortellini | 1. small ring-shaped stuffed pasta More Definitions → |
| crematory | 1. a mortuary where corpses are cremated 2. a furnace where a corpse can be burned and reduced to ashes More Definitions → |
| expectorant | 1. a medicine promoting expectoration More Definitions → |
| motorboat | 1. a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine More Definitions → |
| manufactory | 1. a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing More Definitions → |
| deflator | 1. a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars More Definitions → |
| collimator | 1. a small telescope attached to a large telescope to use in setting the line of the larger one 2. optical device consisting of a tube containing a convex achromatic lens at one end and a slit at the other with the slit at the focus of the lens; light rays leave the slit as a parallel beam More Definitions → |
| aerator | 1. an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage) More Definitions → |
| migrator | 1. traveler who moves from one region or country to another 2. an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year More Definitions → |
| vasodilator | 1. a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels More Definitions → |
| torte | 1. rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria More Definitions → |
| discriminator | 1. a person who (or that which) differentiates More Definitions → |
| storeroom | 1. a room in which things are stored More Definitions → |
| procurator | 1. a person authorized to act for another 2. (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes More Definitions → |
| impostor | 1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses More Definitions → |
| compositor | 1. one who sets written material into type More Definitions → |
| rainstorm | 1. a storm with rain More Definitions → |
| autoradiography | 1. producing a radiograph by means of the radiation emitted from the specimen being photographed More Definitions → |
| cultivator | 1. someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil 2. a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) More Definitions → |
| instigator | 1. someone who deliberately foments trouble 2. a person who initiates a course of action More Definitions → |
| suppository | 1. a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts More Definitions → |
| protractor | 1. drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles More Definitions → |
| speculator | 1. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts 2. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains More Definitions → |
| infiltrator | 1. someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage 2. an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent More Definitions → |
| procrastinator | 1. someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) More Definitions → |
| sartorius | 1. a muscle in the thigh that helps to rotate the leg into the sitting position assumed by a tailor; the longest muscle in the human body More Definitions → |
| directorship | 1. the position of a director of a business concern More Definitions → |
| annihilator | 1. a total destroyer More Definitions → |
| differentiator | 1. a person who (or that which) differentiates More Definitions → |
| torchlight | 1. light from a torch or torches More Definitions → |
| inflator | 1. an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) More Definitions → |
| storekeeper | 1. a merchant who owns or manages a shop More Definitions → |
| litigator | 1. (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation More Definitions → |
| toreador | 1. someone who fights bulls More Definitions → |
| tormentor | 1. someone who torments 2. a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings More Definitions → |
| windstorm | 1. a storm consisting of violent winds More Definitions → |
| commutator | 1. switch for reversing the direction of an electric current More Definitions → |
| demodulator | 1. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave More Definitions → |
| motorcade | 1. a procession of people traveling in motor cars More Definitions → |
| valedictorian | 1. the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement More Definitions → |
| refectory | 1. a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery) More Definitions → |
| ignitor | 1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire 2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires More Definitions → |
| nominator | 1. someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election More Definitions → |
| defector | 1. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) More Definitions → |
| constrictor | 1. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils More Definitions → |
| bronchodilator | 1. a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs More Definitions → |
| syndicator | 1. a businessman who forms a syndicate More Definitions → |
| interrogatory | 1. formal systematic questioning More Definitions → |
| interlocutor | 1. the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk 2. a person who takes part in a conversation More Definitions → |
| retractor | 1. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision More Definitions → |
| otorhinolaryngology | 1. the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat More Definitions → |
| sanatorium | 1. a hospital for recuperation or for the treatment of chronic diseases 2. pejorative terms for an insane asylum More Definitions → |
| carburettor | 1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion More Definitions → |
| hailstorm | 1. a storm during which hail falls More Definitions → |
| scriptorium | 1. a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts More Definitions → |
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