Nouns Ending With OR

Here's the list of all the 1328 Nouns Ending With OR in the English Language.

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author
1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
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major
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
2. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
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color
1. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
2. interest and variety and intensity
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director
1. someone who controls resources and expenditures
2. member of a board of directors
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error
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
2. inadvertent incorrectness
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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
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prior
1. the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
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senior
1. an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
2. a person who is older than you are
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door
1. a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
2. the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
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floor
1. the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
2. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
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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
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poor
1. people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group)
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monitor
1. someone who supervises (an examination)
2. someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
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motor
1. machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
2. a nonspecific agent that imparts motion
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professor
1. someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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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
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factor
1. anything that contributes causally to a result
2. an abstract part of something
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labor
1. a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
2. productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
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sponsor
1. someone who supports or champions something
2. an advocate who presents a person (as for an award or a degree or an introduction etc.)
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behavior
1. manner of acting or controlling yourself
2. the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
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minor
1. a young person of either sex
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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
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vendor
1. someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
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junior
1. term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
2. a third-year undergraduate
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interior
1. the region that is inside of something
2. the inner or enclosed surface of something
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advisor
1. an expert who gives advice
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operator
1. (mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
2. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
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investor
1. someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
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processor
1. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
2. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
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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
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mirror
1. polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
2. a faithful depiction or reflection
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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
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governor
1. the head of a state government
2. a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
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visitor
1. someone who visits
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superior
1. one of greater rank or station or quality
2. the head of a religious community
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humor
1. a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
2. the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
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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
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instructor
1. a person whose occupation is teaching
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honor
1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
2. the state of being honored
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horror
1. intense and profound fear
2. something that inspires horror; something horrible
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actor
1. a theatrical performer
2. a person who acts and gets things done
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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
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coordinator
1. someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
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mayor
1. the head of a city government
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senator
1. a member of a senate
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harbor
1. a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
2. a place of refuge and comfort and security
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sensor
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
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generator
1. an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
2. engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
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bachelor
1. a man who has never been married
2. a knight of the lowest order; could display only a pennon
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collector
1. a person who collects things
2. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
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supervisor
1. one who supervises or has charge and direction of
2. a program that controls the execution of other programs
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decor
1. decoration consisting of the layout and furnishings of a livable interior
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terror
1. an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
2. a person who inspires fear or dread
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favor
1. an act of gracious kindness
2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
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creator
1. a person who grows or makes or invents things
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distributor
1. someone who markets merchandise
2. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
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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
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connector
1. an instrumentality that connects
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locator
1. a person who fixes the boundaries of land claims
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projector
1. an optical device for projecting a beam of light
2. an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen
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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
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victor
1. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
2. the contestant who wins the contest
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exterior
1. the region that is outside of something
2. the outer side or surface of something
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anchor
1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
2. a central cohesive source of support and stability
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warrior
1. someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
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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
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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
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inspector
1. a high ranking police officer
2. an investigator who observes carefully
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tumor
1. an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
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donor
1. person who makes a gift of property
2. (medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host)
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manor
1. the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
2. the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it)
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investigator
1. a scientist who devotes himself to doing research
2. someone who investigates
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flavor
1. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
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ambassador
1. a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
2. an informal representative
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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
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armor
1. protective covering made of metal and used in combat
2. a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles
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pastor
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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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
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neighbor
1. a person who lives (or is located) near another
2. a nearby object of the same kind
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refrigerator
1. white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
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navigator
1. the ship's officer in charge of navigation
2. the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course
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emperor
1. the male ruler of an empire
2. red table grape of California
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survivor
1. one who lives through affliction
2. one who outlives another
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mentor
1. a wise and trusted guide and advisor
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auditor
1. someone who listens attentively
2. a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit
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chancellor
1. the person who is head of government (in several countries)
2. the honorary or titular head of a university
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cursor
1. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
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translator
1. a person who translates written messages from one language to another
2. someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
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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
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arbor
1. tree (as opposed to shrub)
2. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
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sailor
1. any member of a ship's crew
2. a serviceman in the navy
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liquor
1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
2. a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
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constructor
1. someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
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counselor
1. someone who gives advice about problems
2. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
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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
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tutor
1. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
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corridor
1. an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
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simulator
1. a machine that simulates an environment for the purpose of training or research
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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
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protector
1. a person who cares for persons or property
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conductor
1. the person who leads a musical group
2. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
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illustrator
1. an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
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selector
1. a person who chooses or selects out
2. a switch that is used to select among alternatives
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inventor
1. someone who is the first to think of or make something
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vapor
1. a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
2. the process of becoming a vapor
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accelerator
1. a pedal that controls the throttle valve
2. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
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predator
1. someone who attacks in search of booty
2. any animal that lives by preying on other animals
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educator
1. someone who educates young people
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councillor
1. a member of a council
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odor
1. any property detected by the olfactory system
2. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
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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
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razor
1. edge tool used in shaving
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competitor
1. the contestant you hope to defeat
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successor
1. a person who follows next in order
2. a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
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prosecutor
1. a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
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tor
1. a prominent rock or pile of rocks on a hill
2. a high rocky hill
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compressor
1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses
2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
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inhibitor
1. a substance that retards or stops an activity
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tailor
1. a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
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debtor
1. a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
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precursor
1. a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
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exhibitor
1. someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see
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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
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solicitor
1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
2. a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
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inferior
1. one of lesser rank or station or quality
2. a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
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rumor
1. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
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tenor
1. the adult male singing voice above baritone
2. the pitch range of the highest male voice
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anterior
1. a tooth situated at the front of the mouth
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emulator
1. someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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endeavor
1. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
2. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
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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
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surveyor
1. an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures
2. someone who conducts a statistical survey
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facilitator
1. someone who makes progress easier
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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
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metaphor
1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
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aggregator
1. a person who collects things
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communicator
1. a person who communicates with others
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terminator
1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
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posterior
1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
2. a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
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rotor
1. the rotating armature of a motor or generator
2. the revolving bar of a distributor
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ancestor
1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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predecessor
1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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extractor
1. an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
2. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
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creditor
1. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
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separator
1. an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
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watercolor
1. a painting produced with watercolors
2. a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
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assessor
1. an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
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visor
1. a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
2. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
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transistor
1. a semiconductor device capable of amplification
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capacitor
1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge
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mediator
1. a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
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savior
1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger
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narrator
1. someone who tells a story
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resistor
1. an electrical device that resists the flow of electrical current
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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
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originator
1. someone who creates new things
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conveyor
1. a person who conveys (carries or transmits)
2. a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)
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curator
1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
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microprocessor
1. integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
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estimator
1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)
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moor
1. open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
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gator
1. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
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raptor
1. any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
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arbitrator
1. someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
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proctor
1. someone who supervises (an examination)
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integrator
1. a measuring instrument for measuring the area of an irregular plane figure
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oscillator
1. generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current
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misdemeanor
1. a crime less serious than a felony
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condor
1. the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
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subcontractor
1. someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
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alligator
1. leather made from alligator's hide
2. either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts
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dictator
1. a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine
2. a ruler who is unconstrained by law
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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
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meteor
1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
2. a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
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tensor
1. a generalization of the concept of a vector
2. any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
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rector
1. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
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gladiator
1. (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat
2. a professional boxer
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proprietor
1. (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
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offeror
1. someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
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valor
1. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
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splendor
1. a quality that outshines the usual
2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
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parlor
1. reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
2. a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
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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
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denominator
1. the divisor of a fraction
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aviator
1. someone who operates an aircraft
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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
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matador
1. the principal bullfighter who is appointed to make the final passes and kill the bull
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commentator
1. an expert who observes and comments on something
2. a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
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excelsior
1. thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing
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legislator
1. someone who makes or enacts laws
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actuator
1. a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
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coauthor
1. a writer who collaborates with others in writing something
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backdoor
1. an undocumented way to get access to a computer system or the data it contains
2. an entrance at the rear of a building
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suppressor
1. someone who suppresses
2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
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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
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initiator
1. a person who initiates a course of action
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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.
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vigor
1. forceful exertion
2. active strength of body or mind
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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
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evaluator
1. an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
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sculptor
1. an artist who creates sculptures
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animator
1. someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people
2. the technician who produces animated cartoons
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convertor
1. a device for changing one substance or form or state into another
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eliminator
1. an agent that eliminates something
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lessor
1. someone who grants a lease
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counsellor
1. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
2. someone who gives advice about problems
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innovator
1. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
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censor
1. someone who censures or condemns
2. a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable
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decorator
1. a person who specializes in interior decoration
2. someone who decorates
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juror
1. someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury
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tabor
1. a small drum with one head of soft calfskin
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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
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alternator
1. an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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interceptor
1. a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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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
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duplicator
1. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material
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applicator
1. a device for applying a substance
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dolor
1. (poetry) painful grief
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traitor
1. someone who betrays his country by committing treason
2. a person who says one thing and does another
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executor
1. a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
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chiropractor
1. a therapist who practices chiropractic
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negotiator
1. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
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tremor
1. an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
2. a small earthquake
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guarantor
1. one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another
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perpetrator
1. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
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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
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insulator
1. a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity
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numerator
1. the dividend of a fraction
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carburetor
1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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collaborator
1. someone who assists in a plot
2. someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
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janitor
1. someone employed to clean and maintain a building
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grantor
1. a person who makes a grant in legal form
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conqueror
1. someone who is victorious by force of arms
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kor
1. an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
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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
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rigor
1. something hard to endure
2. the quality of being valid and rigorous
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demeanor
1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
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savor
1. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
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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
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allocator
1. a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
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elector
1. a citizen who has a legal right to vote
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incinerator
1. a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
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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
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accumulator
1. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)
2. a voltaic battery that stores electric charge
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prospector
1. someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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multiprocessor
1. a computer that uses two or more processing units under integrated control
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repressor
1. an agent that represses
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excavator
1. a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
2. a machine for excavating
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progenitor
1. an ancestor in the direct line
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inductor
1. an electrical device (typically a conducting coil) that introduces inductance into a circuit
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benefactor
1. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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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
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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
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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
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manipulator
1. an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
2. a person who handles things manually
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agitator
1. one who agitates; a political troublemaker
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divisor
1. one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
2. the number by which a dividend is divided
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candor
1. ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
2. the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
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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
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liberator
1. someone who releases people from captivity or bondage
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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
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violator
1. someone who violates the law
2. someone who assaults others sexually
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fervor
1. feelings of great warmth and intensity
2. the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up
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depositor
1. a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
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laminator
1. a person who makes laminates (especially plastic laminates)
2. Any of a range of machines used for lamination.
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transferor
1. (law) someone who conveys a title or property to another
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authenticator
1. one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity
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phosphor
1. a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
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fluor
1. a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
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motivator
1. a positive motivational influence
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aggressor
1. someone who attacks
2. a confident assertive person who acts as instigator
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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
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adjudicator
1. a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes
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captor
1. a person who captures and holds people or animals
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deflector
1. a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc)
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enumerator
1. someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes
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attenuator
1. an electrical device for attenuating the strength of an electrical signal
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orator
1. a person who delivers a speech or oration
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cofactor
1. a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
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stator
1. mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
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objector
1. a person who dissents from some established policy
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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
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fabricator
1. someone who tells lies
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preceptor
1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
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dishonor
1. a state of shame or disgrace
2. lacking honor or integrity
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inquisitor
1. a questioner who is excessively harsh
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ejector
1. a person who ousts or supplants someone else
2. a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing
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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
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stentor
1. a speaker with an unusually loud voice
2. any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
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testator
1. a person who makes a will
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possessor
1. a person who owns something
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mortgagor
1. the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid
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propagator
1. someone who propagates plants (as under glass)
2. someone who spreads the news
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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
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purveyor
1. someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
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clamor
1. a loud harsh or strident noise
2. loud and persistent outcry from many people
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impersonator
1. someone who (fraudulently) assumes the appearance of another
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camphor
1. a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment
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confessor
1. a priest who hears confession and gives absolution
2. someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)
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conspirator
1. a member of a conspiracy
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suitor
1. a man who courts a woman
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stupor
1. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
2. marginal consciousness
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assignor
1. (law) the party who makes an assignment
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exterminator
1. someone who exterminates (especially someone whose occupation is the extermination of troublesome rodents and insects)
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misbehavior
1. improper or wicked or immoral behavior
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interrogator
1. a questioner who is excessively harsh
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furor
1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
2. a sudden outburst (as of protest)
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intervenor
1. (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding
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tricolor
1. a flag having three colored stripes (especially the French flag)
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consignor
1. the person who delivers over or commits merchandise
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deflator
1. a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
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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
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aerator
1. an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)
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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
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vasodilator
1. a drug that causes dilation of blood vessels
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flexor
1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
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discriminator
1. a person who (or that which) differentiates
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ardor
1. a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
2. intense feeling of love
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oppressor
1. a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
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signor
1. used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
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conquistador
1. an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)
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procurator
1. a person authorized to act for another
2. (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes
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impostor
1. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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compositor
1. one who sets written material into type
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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)
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instigator
1. someone who deliberately foments trouble
2. a person who initiates a course of action
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squalor
1. sordid dirtiness
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protractor
1. drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
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settlor
1. (law) a person who creates a trust by giving real or personal property in trust to a trustee for the benefit of a beneficiary; a person who gives such property is said to settle it on the trustee
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speculator
1. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
2. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
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infiltrator
1. someone who takes up a position surreptitiously for the purpose of espionage
2. an intruder (as troops) with hostile intent
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glamor
1. alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
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procrastinator
1. someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)
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annihilator
1. a total destroyer
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boor
1. a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
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differentiator
1. a person who (or that which) differentiates
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spoor
1. the trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
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extensor
1. a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part
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stressor
1. any agent that causes stress to an organism
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inflator
1. an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
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litigator
1. (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
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toreador
1. someone who fights bulls
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tormentor
1. someone who torments
2. a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings
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commutator
1. switch for reversing the direction of an electric current
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demodulator
1. rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
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picador
1. the horseman who pricks the bull with a lance early in the bullfight to goad the bull and to make it keep its head low
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ignitor
1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
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nominator
1. someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election
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defector
1. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
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constrictor
1. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
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bronchodilator
1. a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs
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syndicator
1. a businessman who forms a syndicate
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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
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retractor
1. surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
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carburettor
1. mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion
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rancor
1. a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
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