beloved: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment


dear: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment


dearest: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment


honey: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment


love: a beloved person; used as terms of endearment


belt maker: a maker of belts


bench warmer: (sports) a substitute who seldom plays


benedick: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)


benedict: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)


beneficiary: the recipient of funds or other benefits


donee: the recipient of funds or other benefits


Berber: a member of an indigenous people of northern Africa


bereaved: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved


bereaved person: a person who has suffered the death of someone they loved


berk: a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of


berserker: one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury


berserk: one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury


besieger: an enemy who lays siege to your position


besieger: an energetic petitioner


best: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others


topper: the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others


best friend: the one friend who is closest to you


best man: the principal groomsman at a wedding


betrothed: the person to whom you are engaged


better: a superior person having claim to precedence


bettor: someone who bets


better: someone who bets


wagerer: someone who bets


punter: someone who bets


taker: one who takes a bet or wager


bey: the governor of a district or province in the Ottoman Empire


bey: (formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt


B-girl: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers


bar girl: a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men customers


bibliographer: someone trained in compiling bibliographies


bibliophile: someone who loves (and usually collects) books


booklover: someone who loves (and usually collects) books


book lover: someone who loves (and usually collects) books


bibliopole: a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)


bibliopolist: a dealer in secondhand books (especially rare or curious books)


bibliotist: someone who engages in bibliotics


bidder: someone who makes an offer


bidder: someone who makes a bid at cards


bigamist: someone who marries one person while already legally married to another


big brother: an older brother


Big Brother: an authoritarian leader and invader of privacy


bigot: a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own


big shot: an important influential person


big gun: an important influential person


big wheel: an important influential person


big cheese: an important influential person


big deal: an important influential person


big enchilada: an important influential person


big fish: an important influential person


head honcho: an important influential person


big sister: an older sister


bilingual: a person who speaks two languages fluently


bilingualist: a person who speaks two languages fluently


billiard player: someone who plays billiards


bill poster: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards


poster: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards


bill sticker: someone who pastes up bills or placards on walls or billboards


bimbo: a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men


bimetallist: an advocate of bimetallism


biochemist: someone with special training in biochemistry


biographer: someone who writes an account of a person's life


biologist: (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms


life scientist: (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms


biophysicist: a physicist who applies the methods of physics to biology


bird fancier: a person with a strong interest in birds


bird watcher: a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats


birder: a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats


birth: a baby born; an offspring


birth-control campaigner: a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning


birth-control reformer: a social reformer who advocates birth control and family planning


bisexual: a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes


bisexual person: a person who is sexually attracted to both sexes


bishop: a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ


biter: someone who bites


Black and Tan: an English recruit (who wore a uniform that was black and tan) serving in the Irish constabulary to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of 1919 to 1921


black belt: a person who attained the rank of expert in the martial arts (judo or karate)


blackmailer: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them


extortioner: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them


extortionist: a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them


black marketeer: someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities


Black Muslim: an activist member of a largely American group of Blacks called the Nation of Islam


Black Panther: a member of the Black Panthers political party


Blackshirt: a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II


blacksmith: a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil


blade: a dashing young man


blasphemer: a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things


blaster: a workman employed to blast with explosives


chargeman: a workman employed to blast with explosives


bleacher: a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)


bleeding heart: someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged


blind date: a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)


blind person: a person with a severe visual impairment


blocker: a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play


blogger: a person who keeps and updates a blog


blond: a person with fair skin and hair


blonde: a person with fair skin and hair


blood brother: a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother


blood donor: someone who gives blood to be used for transfusions


blubberer: someone who sniffles and weeps with loud sobs


bludgeoner: an assailant who uses a bludgeon


blue baby: an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart


bluecoat: a person dressed all in blue (as a soldier or sailor)


bluejacket: a serviceman in the navy


navy man: a serviceman in the navy


sailor: a serviceman in the navy


sailor boy: a serviceman in the navy


bluestocking: a woman having literary or intellectual interests


bas bleu: a woman having literary or intellectual interests


bluffer: a person who tries to bluff other people


four-flusher: a person who tries to bluff other people


boatbuilder: a person who builds boats


boatman: someone who drives or rides in a boat


boater: someone who drives or rides in a boat


waterman: someone who drives or rides in a boat


boatswain: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


bos'n: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


bo's'n: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


bosun: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


bo'sun: a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen


boarder: a pupil who lives at school during term time


boarder: someone who forces their way aboard ship


bobby: an informal term for a British policeman


bobbysoxer: an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)


bobby-socker: an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s)


bodybuilder: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature


muscle builder: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature


muscle-builder: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature


musclebuilder: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature


muscleman: someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature


bodyguard: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person


escort: someone who escorts and protects a prominent person


body servant: a valet or personal maid


boffin: (British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research


bohemian: a nonconformist writer or artist who lives an unconventional life


Bohemian: a native or inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic


Bolshevik: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries


Marxist: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries


red: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries


bolshie: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries


bolshy: emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries


Bolshevik: a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party


Bolshevist: a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party


bombardier: the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target


bombardier: a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery


bomber: a person who plants bombs


bombshell: an entertainer who has a sensational effect


bondholder: a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation


bondman: a male slave


bondsman: a male slave


bondman: a male bound to serve without wages


bondsman: a male bound to serve without wages


bondwoman: a female slave


bondswoman: a female slave


bondmaid: a female slave


bondwoman: a female bound to serve without wages


bondswoman: a female bound to serve without wages


bondmaid: a female bound to serve without wages


bondsman: someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else


bondswoman: someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else


bond servant: someone bound to labor without wages


bonesetter: someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones


book agent: a book salesman


bookbinder: a worker whose trade is binding books


bookdealer: a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books


book seller: a dealer in books; a merchant who sells books


booker: someone who engages a person or company for performances


booking agent: someone who engages a person or company for performances


bookkeeper: someone who records the transactions of a business


bookmaker: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)


bookie: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races)


bookmaker: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books


bookseller: the proprietor of a bookstore


bookworm: someone who spends a great deal of time reading


booster: a thief who steals goods that are in a store


shoplifter: a thief who steals goods that are in a store


lifter: a thief who steals goods that are in a store


bootblack: a person who polishes shoes and boots


shoeblack: a person who polishes shoes and boots


bootlegger: someone who makes or sells illegal liquor


moonshiner: someone who makes or sells illegal liquor


bootmaker: a maker of boots


boot maker: a maker of boots


borderer: an inhabitant of a border area (especially the border between Scotland and England)


border patrolman: someone who patrols the borders of a country


bore: a person who evokes boredom


dullard: a person who evokes boredom


borrower: someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent


born-again Christian: a Christian who has experienced a dramatic conversion to faith in Jesus


boss: a person responsible for hiring workers


hirer: a person responsible for hiring workers


Boswell: a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds


botanist: a biologist specializing in the study of plants


phytologist: a biologist specializing in the study of plants


plant scientist: a biologist specializing in the study of plants


bottom dog: a person of low status


bottom feeder: an opportunist who profits from the misfortunes of others


boulevardier: a visitor of a city boulevard (especially in Paris)


bouncer: a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting


chucker-out: a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or public meeting


bounder: someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)


leaper: someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition)


bounty hunter: a hunter who kills predatory wild animals in order to collect a bounty


bounty hunter: someone who pursues fugitives or criminals for whom a reward is offered


Bourbon: a member of the European royal family that ruled France


Bourbon: a reactionary politician in the United States (usually from the South)


bourgeois: a member of the middle class


burgher: a member of the middle class


bowler: a player who rolls balls down an alley at pins


bowler: a cricketer who delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket


boxer: someone who fights with his fists for sport


pugilist: someone who fights with his fists for sport


Boxer: a member of a nationalistic Chinese secret society that led an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 against foreign interests in China


boy: a friendly informal reference to a grown man


slugger: a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches


slogger: a boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches


cub: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


lad: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


laddie: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


sonny: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


sonny boy: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)


boyfriend: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman


fellow: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman


beau: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman


swain: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman


young man: a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman


ex-boyfriend: a man who is no longer a woman's boyfriend


Boy Scout: a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts


boy scout: a man who is considered naive


boy wonder: an extremely talented young male person


bragger: a very boastful and talkative person


braggart: a very boastful and talkative person


boaster: a very boastful and talkative person


blowhard: a very boastful and talkative person


line-shooter: a very boastful and talkative person


vaunter: a very boastful and talkative person


bracero: a Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II


brachycephalic: an adult with a short broad head


brahman: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas


brahmin: a member of the highest of the four Hindu varnas


brahman: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)


brahmin: a member of a social and cultural elite (especially a descendant of an old New England family)


brainworker: someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems


brain-worker: someone whose profession involves using his head to solve problems


brakeman: a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes


brass hat: a high-ranking military officer


brawler: a fighter (especially one who participates in brawls)


breadwinner: one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents


breaker: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone


ledgeman: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone


breaststroker: someone who swims the breaststroke


breeder: a person who breeds animals


stock breeder: a person who breeds animals


brewer: the owner or manager of a brewery


brewer: someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water


beer maker: someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water


briber: someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act


suborner: someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act


brick: a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy


bricklayer: a craftsman skilled in building with bricks


bride: a woman who has recently been married


bride: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony


bridesmaid: an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding


maid of honor: an unmarried woman who attends the bride at a wedding


bridge agent: an operative who acts as a courier or go-between from a case officer to a secret agent in a hostile area


bridge partner: one of a pair of bridge players who are on the same side of the game


bridge player: a card player in a game of bridge


hand: a card player in a game of bridge


brigadier: a general officer ranking below a major general


brigadier general: a general officer ranking below a major general


broad: slang term for a woman


broadcaster: someone who broadcasts on radio or television


broadcast journalist: a journalist who broadcasts on radio or television


broker-dealer: a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so acts both as a broker and principal


broth of a boy: an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth


broth of a man: an outstanding person; as if produced by boiling down a savory broth


brother: a male with the same parents as someone else


blood brother: a male with the same parents as someone else


Brother: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address


brother: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)


brother: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement


comrade: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement


brother-in-law: a brother by marriage


Brownie: a junior Girl Scout


Brownshirt: a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms


browser: a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular


Brummie: a native or resident of Birmingham, England


Brummy: a native or resident of Birmingham, England


brunet: a person with dark (brown) hair


brunette: a person with dark (brown) hair


buddy: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities


brother: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities


chum: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities


crony: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities


pal: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities


sidekick: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities


bugler: someone who plays a bugle


builder: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)


constructor: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)


builder: a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country


bull: a large and strong and heavyset man


bruiser: a large and strong and heavyset man


strapper: a large and strong and heavyset man


Samson: a large and strong and heavyset man


bull: an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later


bull: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman


cop: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman


copper: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman


fuzz: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman


pig: uncomplimentary terms for a policeman


bully: a cruel and brutal fellow


tough: a cruel and brutal fellow


hooligan: a cruel and brutal fellow


ruffian: a cruel and brutal fellow


roughneck: a cruel and brutal fellow


rowdy: a cruel and brutal fellow


yob: a cruel and brutal fellow


yobo: a cruel and brutal fellow


yobbo: a cruel and brutal fellow


bully: a hired thug


bullyboy: a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction


bungler: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


blunderer: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


fumbler: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


bumbler: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


stumbler: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


sad sack: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


botcher: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


butcher: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


fuckup: someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence


bunkmate: someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself


bunny: a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit


bunny girl: a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit


bunter: a batter who bunts


bureaucrat: an official of a bureaucracy


administrative official: an official of a bureaucracy


burgess: a citizen of an English borough


burgher: a citizen of an English borough


burglar: a thief who enters a building with intent to steal


burgomaster: a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria


burgrave: the military governor of a German town in the 12th and 13th centuries


burgrave: a nobleman ruling a German castle and surrounding grounds by hereditary right


bursar: the treasurer at a college or university


busboy: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes


waiter's assistant: a restaurant attendant who sets tables and assists waiters and clears away dirty dishes


bushman: a dweller in the Australian bush country


Bushman: a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa


bushwhacker: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War


business editor: the newspaper editor responsible for business news


businessman: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)


man of affairs: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)


businesswoman: a female businessperson


businessperson: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise


bourgeois: a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise


business traveler: a traveler whose expenses are paid by the business he works for


busker: a person who entertains people for money in public places (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money


busman: someone who drives a bus


bus driver: someone who drives a bus


buster: a person (or thing) that breaks up or overpowers something


buster: a person who breaks horses


bronco buster: a person who breaks horses


broncobuster: a person who breaks horses


buster: a robust child


busybody: a person who meddles in the affairs of others


nosy-parker: a person who meddles in the affairs of others


nosey-parker: a person who meddles in the affairs of others


quidnunc: a person who meddles in the affairs of others


butch: (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine


dike: (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine


dyke: (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine


butcher: a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market


slaughterer: a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market


butcher: a brutal indiscriminate murderer


butcher: a retailer of meat


meatman: a retailer of meat


butler: a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table


pantryman: a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table


butt: a victim of ridicule or pranks


goat: a victim of ridicule or pranks


laughingstock: a victim of ridicule or pranks


stooge: a victim of ridicule or pranks


butter: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head


butterfingers: someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a ball)


buttinsky: a meddler who tends to butt in


buyer: a person who buys


purchaser: a person who buys


emptor: a person who buys


vendee: a person who buys


bystander: a nonparticipant spectator


Cabalist: a student of the Jewish Kabbalah


Kabbalist: a student of the Jewish Kabbalah


cabalist: an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters


kabbalist: an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters


cabalist: a member of a cabal


cabin boy: a young man acting as a servant on a ship


cabinetmaker: a woodworker who specializes in making furniture


furniture maker: a woodworker who specializes in making furniture


cabinet minister: a person who is a member of the cabinet


cad: someone who is morally reprehensible


bounder: someone who is morally reprehensible


blackguard: someone who is morally reprehensible


dog: someone who is morally reprehensible


hound: someone who is morally reprehensible


heel: someone who is morally reprehensible


caddie: an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player


golf caddie: an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player


cadet: a military trainee (as at a military academy)


plebe: a military trainee (as at a military academy)


caffeine addict: someone addicted to caffeine


caffein addict: someone addicted to caffeine


Cairene: a native or inhabitant of Cairo


caitiff: a cowardly and despicable person


calculator: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)


reckoner: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)


figurer: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)


estimator: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)


computer: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)


number cruncher: someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations


caliph: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth


calif: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth


kaliph: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth


kalif: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth


khalif: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth


khalifah: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth


caller: a social or business visitor


company: a social or business visitor


caller: the person initiating a telephone call


caller-up: the person initiating a telephone call


phoner: the person initiating a telephone call


telephoner: the person initiating a telephone call


caller: the person who convenes a meeting


caller: someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice


caller: a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance


caller-out: a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance


caller: the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands


caller: an investor who buys a call option


call girl: a female prostitute who can be hired by telephone


calligrapher: someone skilled in penmanship


calligraphist: someone skilled in penmanship


Calvinist: an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin


Genevan: an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin


cameraman: a photographer who operates a movie camera


camera operator: a photographer who operates a movie camera


cinematographer: a photographer who operates a movie camera


campaigner: a politician who is running for public office


candidate: a politician who is running for public office


nominee: a politician who is running for public office


camper: someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation


Campfire Girl: a girl who is a member of Campfire Girls; for girls age 7-18


camp follower: a follower who is not a member of an ingroup


camp follower: a prostitute who provides service to military personnel


campmate: someone who lives in the same camp you do


Canaanite: a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites


canary: a female singer


candidate: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)


prospect: someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)


candlemaker: a person who makes or sells candles


candy striper: a volunteer worker in a hospital


cannibal: a person who eats human flesh


man-eater: a person who eats human flesh


anthropophagus: a person who eats human flesh


anthropophagite: a person who eats human flesh


cannon fodder: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire


fodder: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire


fresh fish: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire


canoeist: someone paddling a canoe


paddler: someone paddling a canoe


canon: a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter


canonist: a specialist in canon law


cantor: 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


hazan: 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


canvasser: a person who takes or counts votes


Capetian: a member of the Capetian dynasty


capitalist: a conservative advocate of capitalism


capo: the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate


captain: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers


headwaiter: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers


maitre d'hotel: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers


maitre d': a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers


captain: the pilot in charge of an airship


senior pilot: the pilot in charge of an airship


captain: the naval officer in command of a military ship


skipper: the naval officer in command of a military ship


captain: a policeman in charge of a precinct


police captain: a policeman in charge of a precinct


police chief: a policeman in charge of a precinct


captain: an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant


captain: the leader of a group of people


chieftain: the leader of a group of people


captive: an animal that is confined


captive: a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion


carbineer: a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine


carabineer: a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine


carabinier: a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine


cardholder: a player who holds a card or cards in a card game


cardholder: a person who holds a credit card or debit card


cardinal: (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes


cardiologist: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart


heart specialist: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart


heart surgeon: a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart


card player: someone who plays (or knows how to play) card games


cardsharp: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


card sharp: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


cardsharper: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


card sharper: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


sharper: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


sharpie: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


sharpy: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


card shark: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games


career girl: a woman who is a careerist


careerist: a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity


career man: a man who is a careerist


caregiver: a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult


caretaker: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)


caretaker: an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily


carhop: a waiter at a drive-in restaurant


caricaturist: someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner


carillonneur: a musician who plays a carillon


caroler: a singer of carols


caroller: a singer of carols


Carolingian: a member of the Carolingian dynasty


Carlovingian: a member of the Carolingian dynasty


carpenter: a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects


carper: someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way


niggler: someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way


carpetbagger: an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously


carpet knight: a knight who spends his time in luxury and idleness (knighted on the carpet at court rather than on the field of battle)


carrier: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others


immune carrier: (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others


carrier: a boy who delivers newspapers


newsboy: a boy who delivers newspapers


carrier: someone whose employment involves carrying something


bearer: someone whose employment involves carrying something


toter: someone whose employment involves carrying something


carter: someone whose work is driving carts


Cartesian: a follower of Cartesian thought


Carthusian: a member of the Carthusian order


cartographer: a person who makes maps


map maker: a person who makes maps


cartoonist: a person who draws cartoons


cartwright: a workman who makes and repairs carts and wagons


Casanova: any man noted for his amorous adventures


case: a person requiring professional services


case officer: an operative who also serves as an official staffer of an intelligence service


cashier: a person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)


castaway: a shipwrecked person


shipwreck survivor: a shipwrecked person


castrato: a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice


casualty: someone injured or killed in an accident


injured party: someone injured or killed in an accident


casualty: someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement


casuist: someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious


sophist: someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious


cat: a spiteful woman gossip


Catalan: a native or inhabitant of Catalonia


cataleptic: a person suffering from catalepsy


cataloger: a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system


cataloguer: a librarian who classifies publication according to a categorial system


catalyst: something that causes an important event to happen


catamite: a boy who submits to a sexual relationship with a man


catch: a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect


match: a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect


catcher: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher


backstop: (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher


catechist: one who instructs catechumens in preparation for baptism (especially one using a catechism)


catechumen: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist


neophyte: a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist


caterer: someone who provides food and service (as for a party)


Catholicos: the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches


cat fancier: a person who breeds and cares for cats


cattleman: a man who raises (or tends) cattle


cow man: a man who raises (or tends) cattle


beef man: a man who raises (or tends) cattle


Cavalier: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War


Royalist: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War


cavalier: a gallant or courtly gentleman


chevalier: a gallant or courtly gentleman


cavalryman: a soldier mounted on horseback


trooper: a soldier mounted on horseback


cavalryman: a soldier in a motorized army unit


trooper: a soldier in a motorized army unit


caveman: someone who lives in a cave


cave man: someone who lives in a cave


cave dweller: someone who lives in a cave


troglodyte: someone who lives in a cave


celebrant: an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist


celebrant: a person who is celebrating


celebrator: a person who is celebrating


celebrater: a person who is celebrating


celebrity: a widely known person


famous person: a widely known person


celibate: an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity


cellist: someone who plays a violoncello


violoncellist: someone who plays a violoncello


censor: 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


censor: someone who censures or condemns


census taker: someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes


enumerator: someone who collects census data by visiting individual homes


centenarian: someone who is at least 100 years old


center: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback


snapper: (football) the person who plays center on the line of scrimmage and snaps the ball to the quarterback


center: (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team


center: (ice hockey) the person who plays center on a hockey team


centrist: a person who takes a position in the political center


middle of the roader: a person who takes a position in the political center


moderate: a person who takes a position in the political center


moderationist: a person who takes a position in the political center


centurion: (ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers


certified public accountant: an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state


CPA: an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state


chachka: (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman


tsatske: (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman


tshatshke: (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman


tchotchke: (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman


tchotchkeleh: (Yiddish) an attractive, unconventional woman


chain-smoker: a heavy smoker (usually of cigarettes) who lights one off of another


chairman of the board: the chairman of the board of directors of a corporation


Chaldean: a wise man skilled in occult learning


Chaldaean: a wise man skilled in occult learning


Chaldee: a wise man skilled in occult learning


chamberlain: an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman


chamberlain: the treasurer of a municipal corporation


chambermaid: a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)


fille de chambre: a maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels)


chameleon: a changeable or inconstant person


champion: someone who fights for a cause


fighter: someone who fights for a cause


hero: someone who fights for a cause


paladin: someone who fights for a cause


champion: someone who has won first place in a competition


champ: someone who has won first place in a competition


title-holder: someone who has won first place in a competition


chancellor: the honorary or titular head of a university


chancellor: the person who is head of state (in several countries)


premier: the person who is head of state (in several countries)


prime minister: the person who is head of state (in several countries)


Prime Minister: the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom


PM: the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom


premier: the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom


Chancellor of the Exchequer: the British cabinet minister responsible for finance


Chancellor: the British cabinet minister responsible for finance


chandler: a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints


wax-chandler: one who deals in wax candles


chandler: a retail dealer in provisions and supplies


changeling: a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy


chap: a boy or man


fellow: a boy or man


feller: a boy or man


fella: a boy or man


lad: a boy or man


gent: a boy or man


blighter: a boy or man


cuss: a boy or man


bloke: a boy or man


chaperon: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people


chaperone: one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people


chaplain: a clergyman ministering to some institution


chapman: archaic term for an itinerant peddler


prison chaplain: a chaplain in a prison


chauffeur: a man paid to drive a privately owned car


chauffeuse: a woman chauffeur


character: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)


eccentric: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)


type: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)


case: a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)


character actor: an actor who specializes in playing supporting roles


character witness: a witness who testifies under oath as to the good reputation of another person in the community where that person lives


charcoal burner: a worker whose job is to make charcoal


charge: a person committed to your care


charge d'affaires: the official temporarily in charge of a diplomatic mission in the absence of the ambassador


charge of quarters: an enlisted man who handles his unit's administrative matters after hours


charioteer: the driver of a chariot


charmer: a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)


beguiler: a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness)


chartered accountant: a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter


charter member: one of the original members when an organization was founded


chartist: a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities


technical analyst: a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities


Chartist: a 19th century English reformer who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people


charwoman: a human female employed to do housework


char: a human female employed to do housework


cleaning woman: a human female employed to do housework


cleaning lady: a human female employed to do housework


woman: a human female employed to do housework


chatelaine: the mistress of a chateau or large country house


chatterer: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker


babbler: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker


prater: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker


chatterbox: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker


magpie: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker


spouter: an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker


chauvinist: an extreme bellicose nationalist


jingoist: an extreme bellicose nationalist


jingo: an extreme bellicose nationalist


flag-waver: an extreme bellicose nationalist


hundred-percenter: an extreme bellicose nationalist


patrioteer: an extreme bellicose nationalist


chauvinist: a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind


antifeminist: someone who does not believe in the social or economic or political equality of men and women


male chauvinist: a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women


sexist: a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women


cheapjack: a peddler of inferior goods


cheapskate: a miserly person


tightwad: a miserly person


chebab: a Palestinian juvenile 10-15 years old who fights against the Israelis


Chechen: a native or inhabitant of Chechnya


checker: one who checks the correctness of something


checker: an attendant who checks coats or baggage


check girl: a female checker


hatcheck girl: a female checker


cheerer: a spectator who shouts encouragement


cheerleader: someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event


cheerleader: an enthusiastic and vocal supporter


cheesemonger: someone who sells cheese


chemist: a scientist who specializes in chemistry


Cheops: Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza


Khufu: Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza


cherub: a sweet innocent baby


chess master: a chess player of great skill


chess player: someone who plays the game of chess


chewer: someone who chews (especially someone who chews tobacco)


chichi: someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way


Chief Constable: the head of the police force in a county (or similar area)


chief executive officer: the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)


CEO: the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)


chief operating officer: the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)


chief financial officer: the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm


CFO: the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm


chief justice: the judge who presides over a supreme court


chief of staff: the senior officer of a service of the armed forces


chief petty officer: a person with the senior noncommissioned naval rank


Chief Secretary: a member of the British Cabinet


child: a young person of either sex


kid: a young person of either sex


youngster: a young person of either sex


minor: a young person of either sex


shaver: a young person of either sex


nipper: a young person of either sex


small fry: a young person of either sex


tiddler: a young person of either sex


tike: a young person of either sex


tyke: a young person of either sex


fry: a young person of either sex


nestling: a young person of either sex


child: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age


kid: a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age


child: an immature childish person


baby: an immature childish person


child: a member of a clan or tribe


child prodigy: a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age


infant prodigy: a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age


wonder child: a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age


chimneysweeper: someone who cleans soot from chimneys


chimneysweep: someone who cleans soot from chimneys


sweep: someone who cleans soot from chimneys


chiropractor: a therapist who practices chiropractic


chiropodist: a specialist in care for the feet


foot doctor: a specialist in care for the feet


podiatrist: a specialist in care for the feet


chit: a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect


choirboy: a boy who sings in a choir


choirmaster: the musical director of a choir


precentor: the musical director of a choir


cantor: the musical director of a choir


choker: an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation


choragus: (ancient Greece) leader of a group or festival; leader of a chorus


choreographer: someone who creates new dances


chorister: a singer in a choir


chorus girl: a woman who dances in a chorus line


showgirl: a woman who dances in a chorus line


chorine: a woman who dances in a chorus line


chosen: one who is the object of choice; who is given preference


chronicler: someone who writes chronicles


Chukchi: a member of an indigenous people living on the Chukchi Peninsula


chump: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


fool: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


gull: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


mark: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


patsy: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


fall guy: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


sucker: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


soft touch: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


mug: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of


chutzpanik: (Yiddish) a person characterized by chutzpa


Church Father: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom


Father of the Church: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom


Father: (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom


churchgoer: a religious person who goes to church regularly


church member: a religious person who goes to church regularly


churchwarden: an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters


church officer: a church official


cicerone: a guide who conducts and informs sightseers


cigarette smoker: a smoker of cigarettes


cigar smoker: a smoker of cigars


Cinderella: a woman whose merits were not been recognized but who then achieves sudden success and recognition


cipher: a person of no influence


cypher: a person of no influence


nobody: a person of no influence


nonentity: a person of no influence


circus acrobat: an acrobat who performs acrobatic feats in a circus


citizen: a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community


city editor: the newspaper editor in charge of editing local news


city father: an important municipal official


city man: a financier who works in one of the banks in the City of London


city slicker: a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing


city boy: a city dweller with sophisticated manners and clothing


civic leader: a leader in municipal affairs


civil leader: a leader in municipal affairs


civil engineer: an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)


civilian: a nonmilitary citizen


civil libertarian: a libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection of civil liberties


civil rights leader: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups


civil rights worker: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups


civil rights activist: a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups


civil servant: a public official who is a member of the civil service


claimant: someone who claims a benefit or right or title


claim jumper: one who illegally occupies property to which another has a legal claim


clairvoyant: someone who has the power of clairvoyance


clapper: someone who applauds


applauder: someone who applauds


clarinetist: a musician who plays the clarinet


clarinettist: a musician who plays the clarinet


classic: an artist who has created classic works


classicist: an artistic person who adheres to classicism


classicist: a student of ancient Greek and Latin


classical scholar: a student of ancient Greek and Latin


classifier: a person who creates classifications


claustrophobe: a person suffering from claustrophobia


cleaner: someone whose occupation is cleaning


cleaner: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment


dry cleaner: the operator of dry-cleaning establishment


clergyman: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church


reverend: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church


man of the cloth: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church


cleric: a clergyman or other person in religious orders


churchman: a clergyman or other person in religious orders


divine: a clergyman or other person in religious orders


ecclesiastic: a clergyman or other person in religious orders


clericalist: one who advocates clericalism


clerk: an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)


clever Dick: an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable


clever clogs: an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable


cliff dweller: a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges in the sides of caves


climatologist: someone who is expert in climatology


climber: someone who climbs as a sport; especially someone who climbs mountains


clinician: a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments


clip artist: a swindler who fleeces the victim


cloakmaker: someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments


furrier: someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments


clock watcher: a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time


clocksmith: someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches


clockmaker: someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches


closer: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game


finisher: (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game


closer: a person who closes something


closet queen: a negative term for a homosexual man who chooses not to reveal his sexual orientation


clothier: a merchant who sells men's clothing


haberdasher: a merchant who sells men's clothing


clown: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior


buffoon: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior


goof: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior


goofball: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior


merry andrew: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior


clown: a rude or vulgar fool


buffoon: a rude or vulgar fool


clumsy person: a person with poor motor coordination


coach: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)


private instructor: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)


tutor: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)


coach: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team


manager: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team


handler: (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team


line coach: an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen


pitching coach: an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers


coachbuilder: a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles


coachman: a man who drives a coach (or carriage)


coalman: someone who delivers coal


coal miner: someone who works in a coal mine


collier: someone who works in a coal mine


pitman: someone who works in a coal mine


coaster: someone who coasts


coaster: a resident of a coastal area


coastguardsman: a member of a coastguard


coauthor: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something


joint author: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something


cobber: Australian term for a pal


cobbler: a person who makes or repairs shoes


shoemaker: a person who makes or repairs shoes


cocaine addict: a person addicted to cocaine


cocksucker: a person who performs fellatio


codefendant: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action


co-defendant: a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action


codetalker: a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II


windtalker: a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II


codger: used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man


old codger: used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man


co-beneficiary: one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit


co-discoverer: someone who is the first of two or more people to discover something


co-ed: a female student at a coeducational college or university


college girl: a female student at a coeducational college or university


cog: a subordinate who performs an important but routine function


cognitive neuroscientist: a cognitive scientist who studies the neurophysiological foundations of mental phenomena


cognitive scientist: a scientist who studies cognitive processes


coiffeur: a man hairdresser


coiffeuse: a woman hairdresser


coiner: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money


minter: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money


moneyer: a skilled worker who coins or stamps money


coiner: someone who is a source of new words or new expressions


coiner: a maker of counterfeit coins


cold fish: an aloof unemotional person


collaborator: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest


cooperator: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest


partner: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest


pardner: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest


collaborator: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force


collaborationist: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force


quisling: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force


colleague: a person who is member of one's class or profession


confrere: a person who is member of one's class or profession


fellow: a person who is member of one's class or profession


colleague: an associate that one works with


co-worker: an associate that one works with


fellow worker: an associate that one works with


workfellow: an associate that one works with


collector: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)


gatherer: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)


accumulator: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)


collector: a person who collects things


aggregator: a person who collects things


colleen: an Irish girl


college student: a student enrolled in a college or university


university student: a student enrolled in a college or university


collegian: a student (or former student) at a college or university


college man: a student (or former student) at a college or university


college boy: a student (or former student) at a college or university


colonel: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general


Colonel Blimp: any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)


Blimp: any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low)


colonial: a resident of a colony


colonialist: a believer in colonialism


colonizer: someone who helps to found a colony


coloniser: someone who helps to found a colony


coloratura: a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music


coloratura soprano: a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music


color bearer: the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle


standard-bearer: the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle


color guard: a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors


color sergeant: a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors


colorist: a painter able to achieve special effects with color


Colossian: a native or inhabitant of the city of Colossae in ancient Phrygia


colossus: a person of exceptional importance and reputation


behemoth: a person of exceptional importance and reputation


giant: a person of exceptional importance and reputation


heavyweight: a person of exceptional importance and reputation


titan: a person of exceptional importance and reputation


columnist: a journalist who writes editorials


editorialist: a journalist who writes editorials


combatant: someone who fights (or is fighting)


battler: someone who fights (or is fighting)


belligerent: someone who fights (or is fighting)


fighter: someone who fights (or is fighting)


scrapper: someone who fights (or is fighting)


combat pilot: airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces


comber: a person who separates and straightens the fibers of cotton or wool


comedian: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts


comic: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts


comedian: an actor in a comedy


comedienne: a female comedian


comedienne: a female actor in a comedy


comer: someone with a promising future


comfort woman: a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II


ianfu: a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II


commander: someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others


commander: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain


commander in chief: the officer who holds the supreme command


generalissimo: the officer who holds the supreme command


commanding officer: an officer in command of a military unit


commandant: an officer in command of a military unit


commander: an officer in command of a military unit


commando: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids


ranger: a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids


commentator: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day


reviewer: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day


commercial artist: an illustrator who is supported by advertising


commissar: an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit


political commissar: an official of the Communist Party who was assigned to teach party principles to a military unit


commissionaire: a uniformed doorman


commissioned officer: a military officer holding a commission


commissioned military officer: a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps


commissioned naval officer: a commissioned officer in the navy


commissioner: a government administrator


commissioner: a member of a commission


committee member: a member of a committee


committeeman: a man who is a member of committee


committeewoman: a woman who is a member of a committee


couch potato: an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)


councilman: a man who is a council member


council member: a member of a council


councillor: a member of a council


councilwoman: a woman who is a council member


commodore: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral


communicant: a person entitled to receive Communion


communist: a socialist who advocates communism


commie: a socialist who advocates communism


Communist: a member of the communist party


commuter: someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city


companion: a friend who is frequently in the company of another


comrade: a friend who is frequently in the company of another


fellow: a friend who is frequently in the company of another


familiar: a friend who is frequently in the company of another


associate: a friend who is frequently in the company of another


companion: a traveler who accompanies you


fellow traveler: a traveler who accompanies you


fellow traveller: a traveler who accompanies you


company man: an employee whose first loyalty is to the company rather than to fellow workers


company operator: an operator who works for a company


comparative anatomist: anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals


compere: British term for someone who introduces television acts or cabarets etc


compiler: a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)


complexifier: someone makes things complex


composer: someone who composes music as a profession


compositor: one who sets written material into type


typesetter: one who sets written material into type


setter: one who sets written material into type


typographer: one who sets written material into type


Comptroller General: a United States federal official who supervises expenditures and settles claims against the government


Comptroller of the Currency: a United States federal official who regulates the national banks


compulsive: a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things


computational linguist: someone trained in computer science and linguistics who uses computers for natural language processing


computer expert: an authority on computers and computing


computer guru: an authority on computers and computing


computer scientist: a scientist who specializes in the theory of computation and the design of computers


computer user: a person who uses computers for work or entertainment or communication or business


Comrade: a fellow member of the Communist Party


concert-goer: someone who attends concerts


music lover: someone who attends concerts


concessionaire: someone who holds or operates a concession


concessioner: someone who holds or operates a concession


conchologist: a collector and student of mollusc shells


concierge: a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter


conciliator: someone who tries to bring peace


make-peace: someone who tries to bring peace


pacifier: someone who tries to bring peace


peacemaker: someone who tries to bring peace


reconciler: someone who tries to bring peace


concubine: a woman who cohabits with an important man


courtesan: a woman who cohabits with an important man


doxy: a woman who cohabits with an important man


paramour: a woman who cohabits with an important man


conductor: the person who leads a musical group


music director: the person who leads a musical group


director: the person who leads a musical group


conductor: the person who collects fares on a public conveyance


conditioner: a trainer of athletes


conductress: a woman conductor


confectioner: someone who makes candies and other sweets


candymaker: someone who makes candies and other sweets


confederate: someone who assists in a plot


collaborator: someone who assists in a plot


henchman: someone who assists in a plot


partner in crime: someone who assists in a plot


Confederate: a supporter of the Confederate States of America


Confederate soldier: a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War


conferee: a member of a conference


conferee: a person on whom something is bestowed


conferrer: someone who converses or confers (as in a conference)


confessor: a priest who hears confession and gives absolution


confessor: someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)


confidant: someone to whom private matters are confided


intimate: someone to whom private matters are confided


confidante: a female confidant


confidence man: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim


con man: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim


con artist: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim


swindler: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


defrauder: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


chiseller: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


chiseler: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


gouger: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


scammer: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


grifter: a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud


Confucian: a believer in the teachings of Confucius


Confucianist: a believer in the teachings of Confucius


congregant: a member of a congregation (especially that of a church or synagogue)


Congregationalist: a member of the Congregational Church


congressman: a member of the United States House of Representatives


congresswoman: a member of the United States House of Representatives


representative: a member of the United States House of Representatives


rep: informal abbreviation of `representative'


connection: a supplier (especially of narcotics)


connection: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)


connoisseur: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts


cognoscente: an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts


conqueror: someone who is victorious by force of arms


vanquisher: someone who is victorious by force of arms


conquistador: an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)


conscientious objector: one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience


CO: one who refuses to serve in the armed forces on grounds of conscience


conservative: a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas


conservativist: a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas


Conservative: a member of a Conservative Party


conformist: someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters)


nonconformist: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct


recusant: someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct


Nonconformist: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England


chapelgoer: a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England


Anglican: a Protestant who is a follower of Anglicanism


consignee: the person to whom merchandise is delivered over


consigner: the person who delivers over or commits merchandise


consignor: the person who delivers over or commits merchandise


consort: the husband or wife of a reigning monarch


conspirator: a member of a conspiracy


coconspirator: a member of a conspiracy


plotter: a member of a conspiracy


machinator: a member of a conspiracy


constable: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff


constable: a police officer of the lowest rank


police constable: a police officer of the lowest rank


constitutionalist: an advocate of constitutional government


construction worker: a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.


hard hat: a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc.


constructivist: an artist of the school of constructivism


consul: a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country


consumptive: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis


lunger: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis


tubercular: a person with pulmonary tuberculosis


contact: a person who is in a position to give you special assistance


middleman: a person who is in a position to give you special assistance


contemplative: a person devoted to the contemplative life


contemporary: a person of nearly the same age as another


coeval: a person of nearly the same age as another


contortionist: an acrobat able to twist into unusual positions


contractor: someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things


contractor: (law) a party to a contract


contractor: the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps


declarer: the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps


contralto: a woman singer having a contralto voice


contributor: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book


control freak: someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people


convalescent: a person who is recovering from illness


convener: the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings


conventioneer: someone who attends a convention


conversationalist: someone skilled at conversation


conversationist: someone skilled at conversation


schmoozer: someone skilled at conversation


Converso: (medieval Spain and Portugal) a Jew or Moor who professed to convert to Christianity in order to avoid persecution or expulsion


convert: a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief


conveyancer: a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties


conveyer: a person who conveys (carries or transmits)


conveyor: a person who conveys (carries or transmits)


convict: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison


con: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison


inmate: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison


yard bird: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison


yardbird: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison


convict: a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense


cook: someone who cooks food


chef: a professional cook


cookie: the cook on a ranch or at a camp


cooky: the cook on a ranch or at a camp


cooper: a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs


barrel maker: a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs


coordinator: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously


copartner: a joint partner (as in a business enterprise)


copilot: a relief pilot on an airplane


co-pilot: a relief pilot on an airplane


coppersmith: someone who makes articles from copper


copycat: someone who copies the words or behavior of another


imitator: someone who copies the words or behavior of another


emulator: someone who copies the words or behavior of another


ape: someone who copies the words or behavior of another


aper: someone who copies the words or behavior of another


copy editor: an editor who prepares text for publication


copyreader: an editor who prepares text for publication


text editor: an editor who prepares text for publication


copyist: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts


scribe: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts


scrivener: someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts


copywriter: a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy


coquette: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


flirt: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


vamp: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


vamper: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


minx: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


tease: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


prickteaser: a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men


cordon bleu: a chef famous for his great skill


coreligionist: someone having the same religion as another person


corespondent: the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding


co-respondent: the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding


cornerback: a defensive football player stationed outside the linebackers


cornhusker: a worker who husks corn


coroner: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes


medical examiner: a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes


corporal: a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines


corporate executive: an executive in a business corporation


business executive: an executive in a business corporation


corporatist: a supporter of corporatism


correspondent: someone who communicates by means of letters


letter writer: someone who communicates by means of letters


correspondent: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media


newspaperman: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media


newspaperwoman: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media


newswriter: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media


pressman: a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media


corsair: a pirate along the Barbary Coast


Barbary pirate: a pirate along the Barbary Coast


cosmetician: someone who sells or applies cosmetics


cosmetologist: an expert in the use of cosmetics


cosmetic surgeon: a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)


plastic surgeon: a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)


cosmopolitan: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries


cosmopolite: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries


Cossack: a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia


cost accountant: a specialist in the systematic recording and analysis of the costs incident to production


co-star: one of two actors who are given equal status as stars in a play or film


costermonger: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow


barrow-man: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow


barrow-boy: a hawker of fruit and vegetables from a barrow


costumier: someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade)


costumer: someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade)


costume designer: someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade)


cotenant: one of two or more tenants holding title to the same property


cottager: someone who lives in a cottage


cottage dweller: someone who lives in a cottage


cotter: a medieval English villein


cottier: a medieval English villein


cotter: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands


cottar: a peasant farmer in the Scottish Highlands


counselor: someone who gives advice about problems


counsellor: someone who gives advice about problems


counselor: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp


counsellor: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp


count: a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl


count palatine: a count who exercised royal authority in his own domain


counter: a person who counts things


counterdemonstrator: someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration


counterperson: someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)


counterwoman: someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)


counterman: someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)


counterrevolutionist: a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution


counter-revolutionist: a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution


counterrevolutionary: a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution


counterterrorist: someone who attempts to prevent terrorism


counterspy: a spy who works against enemy espionage


mole: a spy who works against enemy espionage


countertenor: a male singer with a voice above that of a tenor


countess: female equivalent of a count or earl


country doctor: a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital


compatriot: a person from your own country


compromiser: a negotiator willing to compromise


countryman: a man from your own country


countrywoman: a woman from your own country


countryman: a man who lives in the country and has country ways


ruralist: a man who lives in the country and has country ways


countrywoman: a woman who lives in the country and has country ways


county agent: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics


agricultural agent: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics


extension agent: an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics


coureur de bois: a French Canadian trapper


courser: a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey


courtier: an attendant at the court of a sovereign


cousin: the child of your aunt or uncle


first cousin: the child of your aunt or uncle


cousin-german: the child of your aunt or uncle


full cousin: the child of your aunt or uncle


couturier: someone who designs clothing


fashion designer: someone who designs clothing


clothes designer: someone who designs clothing


designer: someone who designs clothing


cover girl: a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model


pin-up: a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model


lovely: a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model


cow: a large unpleasant woman


cowboy: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cowpuncher: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


puncher: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cowman: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cattleman: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cowpoke: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cowhand: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cowherd: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback


cowboy: someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)


cowboy: a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging


rodeo rider: a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging


vaquero: local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)


buckaroo: local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)


buckeroo: local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)


cowgirl: a woman cowboy


coxcomb: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments


cockscomb: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments


coxswain: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew


cox: the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew


coyote: a forest fire fighter who is sent to battle remote and severe forest fires (often for days at a time)


coyote: someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)


crab: a quarrelsome grouch


crabby person: a quarrelsome grouch


crack addict: someone addicted to crack cocaine


binger: someone addicted to crack cocaine


cracker: a programmer who cracks (gains unauthorized access to) computers, typically to do malicious things


crackpot: a whimsically eccentric person


crank: a whimsically eccentric person


nut: a whimsically eccentric person


nut case: a whimsically eccentric person


fruitcake: a whimsically eccentric person


screwball: a whimsically eccentric person


craftsman: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft


artisan: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft


journeyman: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft


artificer: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft


craftsman: a creator of great skill in the manual arts


crafter: a creator of great skill in the manual arts


craftsman: a professional whose work is consistently of high quality


crammer: a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations


crammer: a student who crams


crapshooter: a gambler who plays the game of craps


crawler: a person who crawls or creeps along the ground


creeper: a person who crawls or creeps along the ground


crazy: someone deranged and possibly dangerous


loony: someone deranged and possibly dangerous


looney: someone deranged and possibly dangerous


nutcase: someone deranged and possibly dangerous


weirdo: someone deranged and possibly dangerous


creature: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term


wight: a human being; `wight' is an archaic term


creature: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else


tool: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else


puppet: a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else


creditor: a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists


creep: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


weirdo: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


weirdie: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


weirdy: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


spook: someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric


crewman: a member of a work crew


crewman: a member of a flight crew


crew member: a member of a flight crew


cricketer: an athlete who plays cricket


crier: a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells


criminal: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


felon: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


outlaw: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


malefactor: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


criminologist: a specialist in criminology


crimp: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers


crimper: someone who tricks or coerces men into service as sailors or soldiers


criollo: a Spanish American of pure European stock (usually Spanish)


cripple: someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back


critic: someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments


critic: anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something


critic: a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art


Croesus: a very wealthy man


crofter: an owner or tenant of a small farm in Great Britain


crooner: a singer of popular ballads


balladeer: a singer of popular ballads


crossbencher: a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition


cross-examiner: someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)


cross-questioner: someone who questions a witness carefully (especially about testimony given earlier)


crossing guard: someone who helps people (especially children) at a traffic crossing


crossover voter: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party


crossover: a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party


croupier: someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table


crown prince: a male heir apparent to a throne


crown princess: a female heir apparent to a throne


crown princess: the wife of a crown prince


Crusader: a warrior who engages in a holy war


cryptanalyst: decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms


cryptographer: decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms


cryptologist: decoder skilled in the analysis of codes and cryptograms


crystallographer: a specialist in crystallography


cub: an awkward and inexperienced youth


greenhorn: an awkward and inexperienced youth


rookie: an awkward and inexperienced youth


Cub Scout: a junior Boy Scout


cubist: an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism


cuckold: a man whose wife committed adultery


cuirassier: a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass


cultist: a member of a religious cult


cultist: a member of an unorthodox cult who generally lives outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader


cultural attache: an attache who is a specialist in cultural matters


cunt: a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked


bitch: a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked


cupbearer: the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine


cur: a cowardly and despicable person


curandera: a Mexican woman who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans


curandero: a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans


curate: a person authorized to conduct religious worship


minister of religion: a person authorized to conduct religious worship


minister: a person authorized to conduct religious worship


parson: a person authorized to conduct religious worship


pastor: a person authorized to conduct religious worship


rector: a person authorized to conduct religious worship


curator: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)


conservator: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)


curmudgeon: a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas


currier: a craftsman who curries leather for use


custodian: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals


keeper: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals


steward: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals


customer: someone who pays for goods or services


client: someone who pays for goods or services


customer agent: a foreign purchaser who buys goods outright for resale


client: a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer


cutler: a dealer in cutlery


cutter: someone whose work is cutting (as e.g. cutting cloth for garments)


cutter: someone who carves the meat


carver: someone who carves the meat


cutthroat: someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat


cybernaut: a computer user who uses the internet; someone who explores cyberspace


cyberpunk: a writer of science fiction set in a lawless subculture of an oppressive society dominated by computer technology


cyborg: a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices


bionic man: a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices


bionic woman: a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices


cyclist: a person who rides a bicycle


bicyclist: a person who rides a bicycle


bicycler: a person who rides a bicycle


wheeler: a person who rides a bicycle


cymbalist: a performer on the cymbals


cynic: someone who is critical of the motives of others


faultfinder: someone who is critical of the motives of others


Cynic: a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control


cytogeneticist: a geneticist who specializes in the cellular components associated with heredity


cytologist: a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells


czar: a person having great power


czar: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)


tsar: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)


tzar: a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)


czarina: the wife or widow of a czar


tsarina: the wife or widow of a czar


tzarina: the wife or widow of a czar


czaritza: the wife or widow of a czar


tsaritsa: the wife or widow of a czar


dabbler: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge


dilettante: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge


sciolist: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge


dacoit: a member of an armed gang of robbers


dakoit: a member of an armed gang of robbers


dad: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


dada: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


daddy: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


pa: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


papa: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


pappa: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


pop: an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk


dairymaid: a woman who works in a dairy


milkmaid: a woman who works in a dairy


dairyman: a man who works in a dairy


dairyman: the owner or manager of a dairy


dairy farmer: the owner or manager of a dairy


Dalai Lama: chief lama and once ruler of Tibet


Grand Lama: chief lama and once ruler of Tibet


dalesman: a person who lives in the dales of northern England


dallier: someone who wastes time


dillydallier: someone who wastes time


dilly-dallier: someone who wastes time


mope: someone who wastes time


lounger: someone who wastes time


Dalmatian: a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia


dame: informal terms for a (young) woman


doll: informal terms for a (young) woman


wench: informal terms for a (young) woman


skirt: informal terms for a (young) woman


chick: informal terms for a (young) woman


bird: informal terms for a (young) woman


damsel: a young unmarried woman


demoiselle: a young unmarried woman


damoiselle: a young unmarried woman


damosel: a young unmarried woman


damozel: a young unmarried woman


dame: a woman of refinement


madam: a woman of refinement


ma'am: a woman of refinement


lady: a woman of refinement


gentlewoman: a woman of refinement


dancer: a performer who dances professionally


professional dancer: a performer who dances professionally


terpsichorean: a performer who dances professionally


dancer: a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)


social dancer: a person who participates in a social gathering arranged for dancing (as a ball)


clog dancer: someone who does clog dancing


dancing-master: a professional teacher of dancing


dance master: a professional teacher of dancing


dancing partner: one of a pair of people who dance together


dandy: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


dude: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


fop: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


gallant: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


sheik: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


beau: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


swell: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


fashion plate: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


clotheshorse: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance


Daniel: a wise and upright judge;  -- Shakespeare


danseur: a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina


danseur noble: a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina


daredevil: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person


madcap: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person


hothead: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person


swashbuckler: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person


lunatic: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person


harum-scarum: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person


dark horse: a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly


darling: a special loved one


favorite: a special loved one


favourite: a special loved one


pet: a special loved one


dearie: a special loved one


deary: a special loved one


ducky: a special loved one


darner: a person who mends by darning


dart player: someone who plays the game of darts


Darwinian: an advocate of Darwinism


dastard: a despicable coward


date: a participant in a date


escort: a participant in a date


dauber: an unskilled painter


daughter: a female human offspring


girl: a female human offspring


daughter-in-law: the wife of your son