luminary: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others


leading light: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others


guiding light: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others


notable: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others


notability: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others


lumper: a taxonomist who classifies organisms into large groups on the basis of major characteristics


light: a person regarded very fondly


lunatic: an insane person


madman: an insane person


maniac: an insane person


bedlamite: an archaic term for a lunatic


pyromaniac: a person with a mania for setting things on fire


luncher: someone who is eating lunch


lunger: someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)


lurker: someone waiting in concealment


skulker: someone waiting in concealment


lurcher: someone waiting in concealment


luthier: a craftsman who makes stringed instruments (as lutes or guitars or violins)


lutist: a musician who plays the lute


lutanist: a musician who plays the lute


lutenist: a musician who plays the lute


Lutheran: follower of Lutheranism


lyricist: a person who writes the words for songs


lyrist: a person who writes the words for songs


ma: informal terms for a mother


mama: informal terms for a mother


mamma: informal terms for a mother


mom: informal terms for a mother


momma: informal terms for a mother


mommy: informal terms for a mother


mammy: informal terms for a mother


mum: informal terms for a mother


mummy: informal terms for a mother


macaroni: a British dandy in the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms


macebearer: an official who carries a mace of office


mace: an official who carries a mace of office


macer: an official who carries a mace of office


Machiavellian: a follower of Machiavelli's principles


machine: an efficient person


machine politician: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends


ward-heeler: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends


political hack: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends


hack: a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends


machinist: a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools


mechanic: a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools


shop mechanic: a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools


macho: a male exhibiting or characterized by machismo


Mackem: a native of Sunderland


macroeconomist: an economist who specializes in macroeconomics


macroeconomic expert: an economist who specializes in macroeconomics


macushla: (an Irish term of address expressing affection) darling


madam: a woman who runs a house of prostitution


brothel keeper: a woman who runs a house of prostitution


madame: title used for a married Frenchwoman


madrigalist: a singer of madrigals


madwoman: a woman lunatic


maenad: an unnaturally frenzied or distraught woman


maestro: an artist of consummate skill


master: an artist of consummate skill


mafioso: a member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States


mafioso: a member of the Sicilian Mafia


magdalen: a reformed prostitute


magician: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience


prestidigitator: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience


conjurer: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience


conjuror: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience


illusionist: someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience


magistrate: a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)


magnifico: a person of distinguished rank or appearance


magpie: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others


scavenger: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others


pack rat: someone who collects things that have been discarded by others


magus: a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient Persians


magus: a magician or sorcerer of ancient times


maharaja: a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja


maharajah: a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja


maharani: a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja


maharanee: a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja


mahatma: (Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage


Mahdi: (Islam) a messianic leader who (according to popular Muslim belief) will appear before the end of the world and restore justice and religion


Mahdist: an adherent of Mahdism


mahout: the driver and keeper of an elephant


maid: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)


maiden: an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)


maid: a female domestic


maidservant: a female domestic


housemaid: a female domestic


amah: a female domestic


maiden aunt: an unmarried aunt


mailer: a person who mails something


mailman: a man who delivers the mail


postman: a man who delivers the mail


mail carrier: a man who delivers the mail


letter carrier: a man who delivers the mail


carrier: a man who delivers the mail


major: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain


major: a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject


major-domo: the chief steward or butler of a great household


seneschal: the chief steward or butler of a great household


major-general: a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general


majority leader: leader of the majority party in a legislature


major leaguer: a member of a major-league baseball team


big leaguer: a member of a major-league baseball team


maker: a person who makes things


shaper: a person who makes things


malacologist: a zoologist specializing in the study of mollusks


malahini: a newcomer to Hawaii


malcontent: a person who is discontented or disgusted


male aristocrat: a man who is an aristocrat


male child: a youthful male person


boy: a youthful male person


transgressor: someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command


male offspring: a child who is male


man-child: a child who is male


male sibling: a sibling who is male


malfeasant: one guilty of malfeasance


malik: the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent


malingerer: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity


skulker: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity


shammer: someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity


Malthusian: a believer in Malthusian theory


maltster: a maker of malt


maltman: a maker of malt


mammalogist: one skilled in the study of mammals


mammy: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.


man: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)


adult male: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)


man: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman


man: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)


adonis: any handsome young man


man: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being


man: a male subordinate


management consultant: adviser to business about efficient management practices


manageress: a woman manager


managing editor: the editor in charge of all editorial activities of a newspaper or magazine


mandarin: a high public official of imperial China


mandarin: any high government official or bureaucrat


mandarin: a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group


mandatary: the recipient of a mandate


mandatory: the recipient of a mandate


mandator: an authority who issues a mandate


Mandaean: a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah


Mandean: a member of a small Gnostic sect that originated in Jordan and survives in Iraq and who believes that John the Baptist was the Messiah


maneuverer: a person skilled in maneuvering


manoeuvrer: a person skilled in maneuvering


maniac: a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something


manic-depressive: a person afflicted with manic-depressive illness


Manichaean: an adherent of Manichaeism


Manichean: an adherent of Manichaeism


Manichee: an adherent of Manichaeism


manicurist: a beautician who cleans and trims and polishes the fingernails


manipulator: a person who handles things manually


mannequin: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions


manikin: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions


mannikin: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions


manakin: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions


fashion model: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions


model: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions


man-at-arms: a heavily armed and mounted soldier in medieval times


manikin: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal


mannikin: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal


homunculus: a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal


man jack: a single individual


man of action: someone inclined to act first and think later


man of deeds: someone inclined to act first and think later


man of letters: a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities


man of means: a man who is wealthy


rich man: a man who is wealthy


wealthy man: a man who is wealthy


manservant: a man servant


manufacturer: someone who manufactures something


producer: someone who manufactures something


Maoist: an advocate of Maoism


map-reader: a person who can read maps


Maquis: a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II


Maquisard: a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II


marathoner: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)


marathon runner: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)


road runner: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)


long-distance runner: someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons)


marauder: someone who attacks in search of booty


predator: someone who attacks in search of booty


vulture: someone who attacks in search of booty


piranha: someone who attacks in search of booty


marcher: walks with regular or stately step


parader: walks with regular or stately step


marcher: an inhabitant of a border district


marchioness: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess


marquise: a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess


marchioness: the wife or widow of a marquis


margrave: a German nobleman ranking above a count (corresponding in rank to a British marquess)


margrave: the military governor of a frontier province in medieval Germany


Marine: a member of the United States Marine Corps


devil dog: a member of the United States Marine Corps


leatherneck: a member of the United States Marine Corps


shipboard soldier: a member of the United States Marine Corps


marine: a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land


marine engineer: a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines


naval engineer: a naval officer responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship's engines


mariner: a man who serves as a sailor


seaman: a man who serves as a sailor


tar: a man who serves as a sailor


Jack-tar: a man who serves as a sailor


Jack: a man who serves as a sailor


old salt: a man who serves as a sailor


seafarer: a man who serves as a sailor


gob: a man who serves as a sailor


sea dog: a man who serves as a sailor


marksman: someone skilled in shooting


sharpshooter: someone skilled in shooting


crack shot: someone skilled in shooting


maroon: a person who is stranded (as on an island)


marquess: a British peer ranking below a duke and above an earl


marquis: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count


marquess: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count


Marrano: (medieval Spain and Portugal) a disparaging term for a Jew who converted to Christianity in order to avoid persecution but continued to practice their religion secretly


married: a person who is married


marshal: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law


marshall: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law


marshal: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank


marshall: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank


martinet: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms


disciplinarian: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms


moralist: someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms


martyr: one who suffers for the sake of principle


sufferer: one who suffers for the sake of principle


martyr: one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion


Marxist: an advocate of Marxism


mascot: a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure


masochist: someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment


mason: a craftsman who works with stone or brick


stonemason: a craftsman who works with stone or brick


Masorete: a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)


Massorete: a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)


Masorite: a scholar who is expert on the Masorah (especially one of the Jewish scribes who contributed to the Masorah)


masquerader: a participant in a masquerade


masker: a participant in a masquerade


masquer: a participant in a masquerade


massager: someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation


masseur: a male massager


masseuse: a female massager


mass murderer: a person who is responsible for the deaths of many victims in a single incident


master: an authority qualified to teach apprentices


professional: an authority qualified to teach apprentices


master: directs the work of others


master: someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution


master: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship


captain: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship


sea captain: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship


skipper: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship


master-at-arms: the senior petty officer; responsible for discipline aboard ship


master of ceremonies: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)


emcee: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)


host: a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)


master sergeant: a senior noncommissioned officer in the Army or Marines


masturbator: a person who practices masturbation


onanist: a person who practices masturbation


matchmaker: someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others


matcher: someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others


marriage broker: someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others


mate: the officer below the master on a commercial ship


first mate: the officer below the master on a commercial ship


mate: informal term for a friend of the same sex


mate: the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)


mater: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously


material: a person judged suitable for admission or employment


materialist: someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter


materialist: someone with great regard for material possessions


material witness: a witness whose testimony is both relevant to the matter at issue and required in order to resolve the matter


mathematician: a person skilled in mathematics


math teacher: someone who teaches mathematics


mathematics teacher: someone who teaches mathematics


matriarch: a female head of a family or tribe


materfamilias: a female head of a family or tribe


matriarch: a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)


matricide: a person who murders their mother


matriculate: someone who has been admitted to a college or university


matron: a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified


matron: a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution


matron: a wardress in a prison


matron of honor: a married woman serving as the attendant to the bride at a wedding


mauler: a fighter who batters the opponent


maverick: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action


rebel: someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action


mayor: the head of a city government


city manager: the head of a city government


mayoress: a woman mayor


mayoress: the wife of a mayor


May queen: the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival


queen of the May: the girl chosen queen of a May Day festival


meanie: a person of mean disposition


meany: a person of mean disposition


unkind person: a person of mean disposition


measurer: a person who makes measurements


meat packer: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business


packer: a wholesaler in the meat-packing business


mechanical engineer: a person trained to design and construct machines


mechanist: a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism


medalist: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament


medallist: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament


medal winner: (golf) the winner at medal play of a tournament


medalist: someone who has won a medal


medallist: someone who has won a medal


meddler: an officious annoying person who interferes with others


media consultant: someone who advises about the use of communication media


media guru: someone who advises about the use of communication media


medical assistant: a person trained to assist medical professionals


medical officer: a medical practitioner in the armed forces


medic: a medical practitioner in the armed forces


medical practitioner: someone who practices medicine


medical man: someone who practices medicine


medical scientist: a scientist who studies disease processes


medical student: a student in medical school


medico: a student in medical school


medium: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead


spiritualist: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead


sensitive: someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead


megalomaniac: a pathological egotist


melancholic: someone subject to melancholia


melancholiac: someone subject to melancholia


Melkite: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem


Melchite: an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem


Melkite: an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor


Melchite: an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor


melter: a worker who melts substances (metal or wax etc.)


member: one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)


fellow member: one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)


nonmember: a person who is not a member


board member: a member of a governing board


clansman: a member of a clan


clanswoman: a member of a clan


clan member: a member of a clan


club member: someone who is a member of a club


memorizer: a person who learns by rote


memoriser: a person who learns by rote


Mendelian: a follower of Mendelism


mender: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things


repairer: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things


fixer: a skilled worker who mends or repairs things


menial: a domestic servant


mensch: a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics


mensh: a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics


Menshevik: a Russian member of the liberal minority group that advocated gradual reform and opposed the Bolsheviks before and during the Russian Revolution


mentioner: a speaker who refers to something briefly or incidentally


mentor: a wise and trusted guide and advisor


wise man: a wise and trusted guide and advisor


mercenary: a person hired to fight for another country than their own


soldier of fortune: a person hired to fight for another country than their own


mercer: a dealer in textiles (especially silks)


merchant: a businessperson engaged in retail trade


merchandiser: a businessperson engaged in retail trade


Merovingian: a member of the Merovingian dynasty


meshuggeneh: (Yiddish) a crazy fool


meshuggener: (Yiddish) a crazy fool


mesne lord: a feudal lord who was lord to his own tenants on land held from a superior lord


Mesoamerican: a member of one of the various peoples inhabiting Mesoamerica


mesomorph: a person with a well-developed muscular body


messenger: a person who carries a message


courier: a person who carries a message


bearer: a messenger who bears or presents


messenger boy: a boy who earns money by running errands


errand boy: a boy who earns money by running errands


messmate: (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)


mestiza: a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)


mestizo: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)


ladino: a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)


metalhead: a fan of heavy metal music


metallurgist: an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals


metallurgical engineer: an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals


meteorologist: a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions


meter maid: policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets


Methodist: a follower of Wesleyanism as practiced by the Methodist Church


Wesleyan: a follower of Wesleyanism


metic: an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city


Metis: a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry


metropolitan: a person who lives in a metropolis


metropolitan: in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity


mezzo-soprano: a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto


mezzo: a soprano with a voice between soprano and contralto


microbiologist: a specialist in microbiology


microeconomist: an economist who specializes in microeconomics


microeconomic expert: an economist who specializes in microeconomics


microscopist: a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes


middle-aged man: a man who is roughly between 45 and 65 years old


middlebrow: someone who is neither a highbrow nor a lowbrow


middleweight: a professional boxer who weighs between 155 and 160 pounds


middleweight: a wrestler who weighs 172-192 pounds


middleweight: an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 165 pounds


midinette: a Parisian salesgirl


midshipman: a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training


midwife: a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies


accoucheuse: a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies


migrant: traveler who moves from one region or country to another


migrator: traveler who moves from one region or country to another


mikado: the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno


tenno: the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tenno


Milady: an English noblewoman


Milanese: a native or inhabitant of Milan


miler: a runner in a one-mile race


miles gloriosus: a braggart soldier (a stock figure in comedy)


militant: a militant reformer


activist: a militant reformer


militarist: a person who advocates war or warlike policies


warmonger: a person who advocates war or warlike policies


military adviser: a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation


military advisor: a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation


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


military chaplain: a chaplain in one of the military services


padre: a chaplain in one of the military services


Holy Joe: a chaplain in one of the military services


sky pilot: a chaplain in one of the military services


military governor: the head of a government established by the military (as in a defeated country)


military leader: a leader of military forces


military officer: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command


officer: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command


military policeman: a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners


MP: a member of the military police who polices soldiers and guards prisoners


militiaman: a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies


milkman: someone who delivers milk


mill agent: the responsible official at a mill that is under absentee ownership


miller: someone who works in a mill (especially a grain mill)


mill-girl: a girl who works in a mill


mill-hand: a workman in a mill or factory


factory worker: a workman in a mill or factory


millenarian: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)


millenarist: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)


chiliast: a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)


millionairess: a woman millionaire


millwright: a workman who designs or erects mills and milling machinery


milord: a term of address for an English lord


mime: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression


mimer: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression


mummer: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression


pantomimer: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression


pantomimist: an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression


mimic: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)


mimicker: someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)


minder: someone (usually in totalitarian countries) who is assigned to watch over foreign visitors


mind reader: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)


telepathist: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)


thought-reader: a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice)


miner: laborer who works in a mine


mineworker: laborer who works in a mine


mineralogist: a scientist trained in mineralogy


miniaturist: someone who paints tiny pictures in great detail


minimalist: a practitioner or advocate of artistic minimalism


minimalist: a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics


mining engineer: an engineer concerned with the construction and operation of mines


minion: a servile or fawning dependant


minister: a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador


diplomatic minister: a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador


minister: a person appointed to a high office in the government


government minister: a person appointed to a high office in the government


ministrant: someone who serves as a minister


minority leader: leader of the minority party in a legislature


minor leaguer: a player on a minor-league baseball team


bush leaguer: a player on a minor-league baseball team


minstrel: a performer in a minstrel show


Minuteman: an American militiaman prior to and during the American Revolution


miracle man: a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles


miracle worker: a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles


misanthrope: someone who dislikes people in general


misanthropist: someone who dislikes people in general


miser: a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)


misfit: someone unable to adapt to their circumstances


misleader: someone who leads astray (often deliberately)


misogamist: a person who hates marriage


misogynist: a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular


woman hater: a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular


missing link: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings


ape-man: hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beings


missionary: someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program


missionary: someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country


missioner: someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country


missus: informal term of address for someone's wife


missis: informal term of address for someone's wife


mistress: a woman master who directs the work of others


mistress: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man


kept woman: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man


fancy woman: an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man


mixed-blood: a person whose ancestors belonged to two or more races


mnemonist: an expert in the use of mnemonics; someone able to perform unusual feats of memory


mod: a British teenager or young adult in the 1960s; noted for their clothes consciousness and opposition to the rockers


model: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor


poser: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor


model: someone worthy of imitation


role model: someone worthy of imitation


hero: a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength


ideal: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


paragon: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


nonpareil: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


saint: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


apotheosis: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


nonesuch: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


nonsuch: model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal


class act: someone who shows impressive and stylish excellence


humdinger: someone of remarkable excellence


modeler: a person who creates models


modeller: a person who creates models


moderationist: a moderate drinker (as opposed to a total abstainer)


moderator: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence


moderator: someone who presides over a forum or debate


moderator: in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly


modern: a contemporary person


modernist: an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles


modifier: a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising


Mogul: a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857


Moghul: a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857


Mohammedan: a follower of Mohammed


Muhammedan: a follower of Mohammed


Muhammadan: a follower of Mohammed


molecular biologist: a biologist who studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life


molester: someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities


moll: the girlfriend of a gangster


gun moll: the girlfriend of a gangster


gangster's moll: the girlfriend of a gangster


mollycoddle: a pampered darling; an effeminate man


Mon: a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand


monarchist: an advocate of the principles of monarchy


royalist: an advocate of the principles of monarchy


Monegasque: a native or inhabitant of Monaco


Monacan: a native or inhabitant of Monaco


monetarist: an advocate of the theory that economic fluctuations are caused by increases or decreases in the supply of money


moneygrubber: someone whose main interest in life is moneymaking


moneymaker: someone who is successful in accumulating wealth


mongoloid: a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense)


Mongoloid: a member of the Mongoloid race


monogamist: someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)


monogynist: someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time)


monolingual: a person who knows only one language


monologist: an entertainer who performs alone


monomaniac: a person suffering from monomania


Monophysite: an adherent of Monophysitism


monopolist: someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something


monopolizer: someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something


monopoliser: someone who monopolizes the means of producing or selling something


monotheist: a believer in one god


Monsieur: used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'


Monsignor: (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests


monster: a cruel wicked and inhuman person


fiend: a cruel wicked and inhuman person


devil: a cruel wicked and inhuman person


demon: a cruel wicked and inhuman person


ogre: a cruel wicked and inhuman person


moocher: someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)


mooch: someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)


cadger: someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)


scrounger: someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)


Moonie: an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church


moonlighter: a person who holds a second job (usually after hours)


mopper: a worker who uses a mop to clean a surface


moppet: a little girl (usually one you are fond of)


moralist: a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems


morosoph: a learned fool


morris dancer: someone who does a morris dance


mortal enemy: an enemy who wants to kill you


mortgagee: the person who accepts a mortgage


mortgage holder: the person who accepts a mortgage


mortgagor: the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid


mortgager: the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid


mortician: one whose business is the management of funerals


undertaker: one whose business is the management of funerals


funeral undertaker: one whose business is the management of funerals


funeral director: one whose business is the management of funerals


mossback: an extremely old-fashioned conservative


moss-trooper: a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)


most valuable player: the player judged to be the most important to the sport


MVP: the player judged to be the most important to the sport


mother: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)


female parent: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)


mother: a term of address for a mother superior


mother: a term of address for an elderly woman


mother figure: a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother


mother hen: a person who cares for the needs of others (especially in an overprotective or interfering way)


mother-in-law: the mother of your spouse


mother's boy: a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests


mamma's boy: a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests


mama's boy: a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests


mother's daughter: a daughter who is favored by and similar to her mother


mother's son: a male person


motorcycle cop: a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)


motorcycle policeman: a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)


speed cop: a policeman who rides a motorcycle (and who checks the speeds of motorists)


motorcyclist: a traveler who rides a motorcycle


motorist: someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile


automobilist: someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile


motorman: the operator of streetcar


motormouth: someone who talks incessantly


Mound Builder: prehistoric Amerindians who built altar mounds


mountaineer: someone who climbs mountains


mountain climber: someone who climbs mountains


mountebank: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes


charlatan: a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes


mounter: someone who ascends on foot


climber: someone who ascends on foot


mounter: a skilled worker who mounts pictures or jewels etc.


mourner: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)


griever: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)


sorrower: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)


lamenter: a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)


mouse: person who is quiet or timid


mouth: a person conceived as a consumer of food


mouthpiece: a spokesperson (as a lawyer)


mouth: a spokesperson (as a lawyer)


mover: someone who moves


mover: workman employed by a moving company


moviegoer: someone who goes to see movies


motion-picture fan: someone who goes to see movies


muckraker: one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)


mudslinger: one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)


muezzin: the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day


muazzin: the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day


muadhdhin: the Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day


muffin man: formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins


mufti: a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law


muggee: a victim of a mugging


mugger: a robber who takes property by threatening or performing violence on the person who is robbed (usually on the street)


mugwump: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)


independent: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)


fencesitter: a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)


Mugwump: someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884


mujahid: a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad


mujtihad: an Islamic scholar who engages in ijtihad, the effort to derive rules of divine law from Muslim sacred texts


muleteer: a worker who drives mules


mule skinner: a worker who drives mules


mule driver: a worker who drives mules


skinner: a worker who drives mules


Mullah: a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque


Mollah: a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque


Mulla: a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam; the head of a mosque


muncher: a chewer who makes a munching noise


muralist: a painter of murals


murderee: a victim who is murdered


murderer: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


liquidator: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


manslayer: a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)


murderess: a woman murderer


murder suspect: someone suspected of committing murder


muscleman: a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard


muscle: a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard


muser: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation


muller: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation


ponderer: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation


ruminator: a reflective thinker characterized by quiet contemplation


musher: a traveler who drives (or travels with) a dog team


music critic: a critic of musical performances


musician: artist who composes or conducts music as a profession


musician: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)


instrumentalist: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)


player: someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)


musicologist: a student of musicology


music teacher: someone who teaches music


musketeer: a foot soldier armed with a musket


Muslimah: a Muslim woman


mutant: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration


mutation: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration


variation: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration


sport: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration


mutilator: a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples


maimer: a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples


mangler: a person who mutilates or destroys or disfigures or cripples


mutineer: someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers)


mute: a deaf person who is unable to speak


deaf-mute: a deaf person who is unable to speak


deaf-and-dumb person: a deaf person who is unable to speak


mutterer: a person who speaks softly and indistinctly


mumbler: a person who speaks softly and indistinctly


murmurer: a person who speaks softly and indistinctly


muzhik: a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)


moujik: a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)


mujik: a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)


muzjik: a Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917)


muzzler: someone who muzzles animals


Mycenaen: a native or inhabitant of ancient Mycenae


mycologist: a botanist who specializes in the study of fungi


mycophagist: a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)


mycophage: a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms)


myope: a person with myopia; a nearsighted person


myrmidon: a follower who carries out orders without question


mystic: someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension


religious mystic: someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension


mythologist: an expert on mythology


nabob: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)


naif: a naive or inexperienced person


nailer: a worker who attaches something by nailing it


namby-pamby: an insipid weakling who is foolishly sentimental


name: a well-known or notable person


figure: a well-known or notable person


public figure: a well-known or notable person


name dropper: someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends


namer: a person who gives a name or names


namesake: a person with the same name as another


nan: your grandmother


nanny: a woman who is the custodian of children


nursemaid: a woman who is the custodian of children


nurse: a woman who is the custodian of children


narc: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations


nark: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations


narcotics agent: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations


narcissist: someone in love with themselves


narcist: someone in love with themselves


narcoleptic: a person who has narcolepsy


nark: an informer or spy working for the police


copper's nark: an informer or spy working for the police


narrator: someone who tells a story


storyteller: someone who tells a story


teller: someone who tells a story


nationalist: an advocate of national independence of or a strong national government


nationalist leader: the leader of a nationalist movement


natural: someone regarded as certain to succeed


naturalist: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)


natural scientist: a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)


naturalist: an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms


naturopath: a therapist who practices naturopathy


nautch girl: a professional dancing girl in India


naval attache: a military attache who is a commissioned or warrant officer in a navy


naval commander: naval officer in command of a fleet of warships


naval officer: an officer in the navy


navigator: in earlier times, a person who explored by ship


navigator: the member of an aircrew who is responsible for the aircraft's course


Navy SEAL: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare


SEAL: a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare


nawab: a governor in India during the Mogul empire


nabob: a governor in India during the Mogul empire


oblate: a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life


obsessive: a person who has obsessions


obsessive-compulsive: a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics


obstructionist: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take


obstructor: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take


obstructer: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take


resister: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take


thwarter: someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take


naysayer: someone with an aggressively negative attitude


Nazarene: an inhabitant of Nazareth


Nazarene: an early name for any Christian


Nazarene: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome


Ebionite: a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome


Nazi: a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party


German Nazi: a German member of Adolf Hitler's political party


nazi: derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc.


Neapolitan: a native or inhabitant of Naples


nebbish: (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton


nebbech: (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton


necessitarian: someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will


necker: a lover who necks


necromancer: one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead


needleworker: someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle


negativist: someone who refuses to do what is asked or does the opposite of what is asked


neglecter: a person who is neglectful and gives little attention or respect to people or responsibilities


negotiator: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)


negotiant: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)


treater: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)


negotiatress: a woman negotiator


negotiatrix: a woman negotiator


neighbor: a person who lives (or is located) near another


neighbour: a person who lives (or is located) near another


neoclassicist: an advocate of neoclassicism


neoconservative: a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism


neocon: a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism


neoliberal: a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism


neologist: a lexicographer of new words and expressions


neonate: a baby from birth to four weeks


newborn: a baby from birth to four weeks


newborn infant: a baby from birth to four weeks


newborn baby: a baby from birth to four weeks


Neoplatonist: an adherent of Neoplatonism


nephew: a son of your brother or sister


nepotist: a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends


nerd: an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession


Nestorian: a follower of Nestorius


neurasthenic: a person suffering a nervous breakdown


neurobiologist: a specialist in neurobiology


neurolinguist: someone trained in neuroscience and linguistics who studies brain processes during language production and reception


neurologist: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it


brain doctor: a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it


neuroscientist: a neurobiologist who specializes in the study of the brain


neurosurgeon: someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)


brain surgeon: someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)


neurotic: a person suffering from neurosis


psychoneurotic: a person suffering from neurosis


mental case: a person suffering from neurosis


neutral: one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute


neutralist: an advocate of neutrality in international affairs


newcomer: any new participant in some activity


fledgling: any new participant in some activity


fledgeling: any new participant in some activity


starter: any new participant in some activity


neophyte: any new participant in some activity


freshman: any new participant in some activity


newbie: any new participant in some activity


entrant: any new participant in some activity


newcomer: a recent arrival


New Dealer: a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal


New Englander: an American who lives in New England


Yankee: an American who lives in New England


newlywed: someone recently married


honeymooner: someone recently married


newsagent: someone who sells newspapers


newsdealer: someone who sells newspapers


newsvendor: someone who sells newspapers


newsstand operator: someone who sells newspapers


newscaster: someone who broadcasts the news


newspaper editor: the editor of a newspaper


newspaper columnist: a columnist who writes for newspapers


newspaper critic: a critic who writes a column for the newspapers


newsreader: someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin


news reader: someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin


Newtonian: a follower of Isaac Newton


New Waver: a film maker who follows New Wave ideas


next friend: (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person


next of kin: the person who is (or persons who are) most closely related to a given person


nibbler: a biter who takes dainty repeated bites


niece: a daughter of your brother or sister


niggard: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend


skinflint: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend


scrooge: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend


churl: a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend


night owl: a person who likes to be active late at night


nighthawk: a person who likes to be active late at night


nightbird: a person who likes to be active late at night


night porter: a porter on duty during the night


night rider: member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge


nightrider: member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge


night watchman: a watchman who works during the night


nihilist: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief


NIMBY: someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard


nincompoop: a stupid foolish person


poop: a stupid foolish person


ninny: a stupid foolish person


ninja: a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu


niqaabi: an observant Muslim woman who covers her face and hands when in public or in the presence of any man outside her immediate family


Nisei: a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan


nitpicker: someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms


Nobelist: winner of a Nobel prize


Nobel Laureate: winner of a Nobel prize


NOC: an undercover agent who is given no official cover


nomad: a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons


nominalist: a philosopher who has adopted the doctrine of nominalism


nominator: someone who proposes a candidate for appointment or election


nonagenarian: someone whose age is in the nineties


noncandidate: someone who has announced they are not a candidate; especially a politician who has announced that he or she is not a candidate for some political office


noncombatant: a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)


noncommissioned officer: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel


noncom: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel


enlisted officer: a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel


nondescript: a person is not easily classified and not very interesting


nondriver: a person who is not a driver


nonparticipant: a person who does not participate


nonpartisan: a person who is nonpartisan


nonpartizan: a person who is nonpartisan


nonperson: a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons)


unperson: a person regarded as nonexistent and having no rights; a person whose existence is systematically ignored (especially for ideological or political reasons)


nonreader: a student who is very slow in learning to read


nonresident: someone who does not live in a particular place


non-resistant: a reformer who believes in passive resistance


passive resister: a reformer who believes in passive resistance


nonsmoker: a person who does not smoke tobacco


normalizer: a person who normalizes


normaliser: a person who normalizes


Northern Baptist: a member of the American Baptist Convention


Northerner: an inhabitant of the North


nosher: someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals


snacker: someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals


no-show: someone who shirks duty


nonattender: someone who shirks duty


truant: someone who shirks duty


no-show: a guest who fails to notify a hotel or restaurant when canceling a reservation


notary: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions


notary public: someone legally empowered to witness signatures and certify a document's validity and to take depositions


noticer: someone who gives formal notice


noticer: someone who takes notice


novelist: one who writes novels


novice: someone new to a field or activity


beginner: someone new to a field or activity


tyro: someone new to a field or activity


tiro: someone new to a field or activity


initiate: someone new to a field or activity


novitiate: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows


novice: someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows


Nubian: a native or inhabitant of Nubia


nuclear chemist: a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry


radiochemist: a chemist who specializes in nuclear chemistry


nuclear physicist: a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics


nude: a naked person


nude person: a naked person


nudger: someone who nudges; someone who gives a gentle push


nudist: a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion


naturist: a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion


nudnik: (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest


nudnick: (Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest


nullifier: an advocate of nullification; someone who believes that a state can resist federal laws


nullipara: (obstetrics) a woman who has never give birth to a child


number theorist: a mathematician specializing in number theory


numerologist: a believer in numerology


numen: a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)


Numidian: an inhabitant of ancient Numidia


numismatist: a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)


numismatologist: a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)


coin collector: a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)


nurse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)


nurser: a person who treats something carefully


nursing aide: someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training


nurse's aide: someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training


nurse-midwife: a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife


nurse practitioner: a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician


NP: a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician


nurse clinician: a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician


nun: a woman religious


nuncio: (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status


papal nuncio: (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status


nursling: an infant considered in relation to its nurse


nurseling: an infant considered in relation to its nurse


suckling: an infant considered in relation to its nurse


nutter: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad


wacko: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad


whacko: a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad


nymph: a voluptuously beautiful young woman


houri: a voluptuously beautiful young woman


nymphet: a sexually attractive young woman


nympholept: a person seized by nympholepsy


nymphomaniac: a woman with abnormal sexual desires


nympho: a woman with abnormal sexual desires


oarsman: someone who rows a boat


rower: someone who rows a boat


oarswoman: a woman oarsman


obliger: someone who performs a service or does a favor


accommodator: someone who performs a service or does a favor


oboist: a musician who plays the oboe


obscurantist: a person who is deliberately vague


observer: an expert who observes and comments on something


commentator: an expert who observes and comments on something


obstetrician: a physician specializing in obstetrics


accoucheur: a physician specializing in obstetrics


Occidental: a native inhabitant of the Occident


occupier: a member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country


oceanographer: a scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas


octogenarian: someone whose age is in the eighties


occultist: a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts


odalisque: a woman slave in a harem


odds-maker: someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)


handicapper: someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)


odist: a poet who writes odes


wine lover: a connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut


offerer: someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection


offeror: someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection


office-bearer: the person who holds an office


office boy: a young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office


officeholder: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust


officer: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust


officer: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel


ship's officer: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel


official: someone who administers the rules of a game or sport


official: a worker who holds or is invested with an office


functionary: a worker who holds or is invested with an office


officiant: a clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service


Federal: any federal law-enforcement officer


Fed: any federal law-enforcement officer


federal official: any federal law-enforcement officer


Federal: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War


Federal soldier: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War


Union soldier: a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War


agent: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau


federal agent: any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau


offspring: the immediate descendants of a person


progeny: the immediate descendants of a person


issue: the immediate descendants of a person


ogler: a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person


oiler: a worker who oils engines or machinery


oilman: a worker who produces or sells petroleum


oilman: a person who owns or operates oil wells


oil painter: a painter who uses oil paints


oil tycoon: a powerful person in the oil business


old-age pensioner: an old person who receives an old-age pension


old boy: a vivacious elderly man


old boy: a former male pupil of a school


old boy: a familiar term of address for a man


old man: a familiar term of address for a man


old lady: your own wife


old man: an informal term for your father


old man: a man who is very old


greybeard: a man who is very old


graybeard: a man who is very old


Methuselah: a man who is very old


old man: (slang) boss


old master: a great European painter prior to 19th century


oldster: an elderly person


old person: an elderly person


senior citizen: an elderly person


golden ager: an elderly person


old-timer: an elderly man


oldtimer: an elderly man


gaffer: an elderly man


old geezer: an elderly man


antique: an elderly man


old woman: a woman who is old


oligarch: one of the rulers in an oligarchy


Olympian: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games


ombudsman: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government


omnivore: a person who eats all kinds of foods


oncologist: a specialist in oncology


oneiromancer: someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams


one of the boys: a man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men


onlooker: someone who looks on


looker-on: someone who looks on


onomancer: one who practices onomancy


operagoer: a patron of the opera


opera star: singer of lead role in an opera


operatic star: singer of lead role in an opera


operator: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine


manipulator: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine


operator: someone who owns or operates a business


operator: a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets


ophthalmologist: a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye


eye doctor: a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye


oculist: a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye


opium addict: someone addicted to opium


opium taker: someone addicted to opium


opportunist: a person who places expediency above principle


self-seeker: a person who places expediency above principle


opposition: a contestant that you are matched against


opponent: a contestant that you are matched against


opposite: a contestant that you are matched against


oppressor: a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures


optician: a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision


lens maker: a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision


optimist: a person disposed to take a favorable view of things


optometrist: a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses


oculist: a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses


Orangeman: a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign


orator: a person who delivers a speech or oration


speechmaker: a person who delivers a speech or oration


rhetorician: a person who delivers a speech or oration


public speaker: a person who delivers a speech or oration


speechifier: a person who delivers a speech or oration


orchestrator: an arranger who writes for orchestras


ordainer: a cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders


orderer: an organizer who puts things in order


systematizer: an organizer who puts things in order


systematiser: an organizer who puts things in order


systemizer: an organizer who puts things in order


systemiser: an organizer who puts things in order


systematist: an organizer who puts things in order


orderer: someone who places an order to buy


orderly: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients


hospital attendant: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients


orderly: a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer


orderly sergeant: the first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders


ordinand: a person being ordained


ordinary: a judge of a probate court


ordinary: a clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death


organ donor: someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation


organ-grinder: a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy


organist: a person who plays an organ


organization man: an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization


organizer: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise


organiser: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise


arranger: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise


organizer: someone who enlists workers to join a union


organiser: someone who enlists workers to join a union


labor organizer: someone who enlists workers to join a union


orientalist: a specialist in oriental subjects


originator: someone who creates new things


conceiver: someone who creates new things


mastermind: someone who creates new things


Orleanist: a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV


ornithologist: a zoologist who studies birds


bird watcher: a zoologist who studies birds


orphan: a child who has lost both parents


orphan: someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision


orthodontist: a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth


Orthodox Jew: Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic law


orthoepist: a practitioner of orthoepy (especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely)


orthopedist: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)


orthopaedist: a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)


orthoptist: a specialist in orthoptics


osteologist: an anatomist who is skilled is osteology


osteologer: an anatomist who is skilled is osteology


osteopath: a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles


osteopathist: a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles


ostrich: a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)


Ostrogoth: a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD


ouster: a person who ousts or supplants someone else


ejector: a person who ousts or supplants someone else


out-and-outer: someone who is excellent at something


outcast: a person who is rejected (from society or home)


castaway: a person who is rejected (from society or home)


pariah: a person who is rejected (from society or home)


Ishmael: a person who is rejected (from society or home)


outcaste: a person belonging to no caste


outdoorsman: a person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing)


outdoorswoman: a woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing)


outfielder: a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield


outfielder: (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield


right fielder: the person who plays right field


right-handed pitcher: (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand


right-hander: (baseball) a pitcher who throws with the right hand


center fielder: the person who plays center field


centerfielder: the person who plays center field


left fielder: the person who plays left field


outfitter: someone who sells men's clothes


outlier: a person who lives away from his place of work


outpatient: a patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated


outrider: an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)


outsider: a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win


overachiever: a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated


overlord: a person who has general authority over others


master: a person who has general authority over others


lord: a person who has general authority over others


overnighter: a guest who stays overnight


overseer: a person who directs and manages an organization


superintendent: a person who directs and manages an organization


owner: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business


proprietor: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business


owner: a person who owns something


possessor: a person who owns something


owner-driver: a motorist who owns the car that he/she drives


owner-occupier: an occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in


oyabun: a Japanese supervisor


pachuco: a Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes


pacifist: someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes


pacificist: someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes


disarmer: someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes


packer: a workman employed to pack things into containers


bagger: a workman employed to pack things into containers


boxer: a workman employed to pack things into containers


packrat: a collector of miscellaneous useless objects


padrone: an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S.


padrone: an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy


pagan: a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)


page: in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood


varlet: in medieval times a youth acting as a knight's attendant as the first stage in training for knighthood


page: a youthful attendant at official functions or ceremonies such as legislative functions and weddings


page: a boy who is employed to run errands


pageboy: a boy who is employed to run errands


pain: a bothersome annoying person


pain in the neck: a bothersome annoying person


nuisance: a bothersome annoying person


painter: an artist who paints


painter: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint


palatine: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands


palsgrave: (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands


palatine: any of various important officials in ancient Rome


Paleo-American: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch


Paleo-Amerind: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch


Paleo-Indian: a member of the Paleo-American peoples who were the earliest human inhabitants of North America and South America during the late Pleistocene epoch


paleographer: an archeologist skilled in paleography


paleographist: an archeologist skilled in paleography


paleontologist: a specialist in paleontology


palaeontologist: a specialist in paleontology


fossilist: a specialist in paleontology


pallbearer: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral


bearer: one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral


palmist: fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms


palmister: fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms


chiromancer: fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms


pamperer: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence


spoiler: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence


coddler: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence


mollycoddler: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence


pamphleteer: a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)


Panchen Lama: the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama


panderer: a person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)


panelist: a member of a panel


panellist: a member of a panel


panhandler: a beggar who approaches strangers asking for money


pansexual: a person who participates in (or is open to) sexual activities of many kinds


pantheist: someone who believes that God and the universe are the same


paparazzo: a freelance photographer who pursues celebrities trying to take candid photographs of them to sell to newspapers or magazines


paperboy: a boy who sells or delivers newspapers


paperhanger: one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper


paperer: one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper


paperhanger: someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money


paper-pusher: a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork


papoose: an American Indian infant


pappoose: an American Indian infant


parachutist: a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute


parachuter: a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute


parachute jumper: a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute


paragrapher: a writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper)


paralegal: a person with specialized training who assists lawyers


legal assistant: a person with specialized training who assists lawyers


paralytic: a person suffering from paralysis


paramedic: a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment


paramedical: a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment


paranoid: a person afflicted with paranoia


paranoiac: a person afflicted with paranoia


paraplegic: a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down)


paraprofessional: a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional


parapsychologist: someone who studies the evidence for such psychological phenomena as psychokinesis and telepathy and clairvoyance


paratrooper: a soldier in the paratroops


para: a soldier in the paratroops


pardoner: a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences


pardoner: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense


forgiver: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense


excuser: a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense


parent: a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian


parer: a manicurist who trims the fingernails


paretic: a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis)


parishioner: a member of a parish


park commissioner: a commissioner in charge of public parks


parliamentarian: an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures


Parliamentarian: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons


Member of Parliament: an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons


parliamentary agent: a person who is employed to look after the affairs of businesses that are affected by legislation of the British Parliament


parlormaid: a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door


parlourmaid: a maid in a private home whose duties are to care for the parlor and the table and to answer the door


parodist: mimics literary or musical style for comic effect


lampooner: mimics literary or musical style for comic effect


parricide: someone who kills his or her parent


parrot: a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated


Parsee: a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India


Parsi: a member of a monotheistic sect of Zoroastrian origin; descended from the Persians; now found in western India


partaker: someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share


sharer: someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share


participant: someone who takes part in an activity


partisan: a fervent and even militant proponent of something


zealot: a fervent and even militant proponent of something


drumbeater: a fervent and even militant proponent of something


partitionist: an advocate of partitioning a country


partner: a person who is a member of a partnership


part-owner: a person who owns something in common with others


part-timer: someone who works less than the customary or standard time


party: a person involved in legal proceedings


party boss: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments


political boss: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments


boss: a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments


party girl: an attractive young woman hired to attend parties and entertain men


partygoer: someone who is attending a party


party man: a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line


party liner: a member of a political party who follows strictly the party line


pasha: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt


pacha: a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt


passenger: a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it


rider: a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it


passer: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass


forward passer: (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass


passer: a student who passes an examination


passer: a person who passes as a member of a different ethnic or racial group


passerby: a person who passes by casually or by chance


passer-by: a person who passes by casually or by chance


passer: a person who passes by casually or by chance


passive source: an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has


paster: a workman who pastes


past master: someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity


past master: someone who was formerly a master


pastry cook: a chef who specializes in pastry


patentee: the inventor to whom a patent is issued


pater: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously


patient: a person who requires medical care


patrial: a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)


patriarch: a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself


patriarch: any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race


patriarch: the male head of family or tribe


paterfamilias: the male head of family or tribe


patriarch: title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)


patrician: a person of refined upbringing and manners


patricide: a person who murders their father


patriot: one who loves and defends his or her country


nationalist: one who loves and defends his or her country


patroller: someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area


patron: a regular customer


frequenter: a regular customer


patron: someone who supports or champions something


sponsor: someone who supports or champions something


supporter: someone who supports or champions something


patron: the proprietor of an inn


patroness: a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron


patronne: a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron


patron saint: a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation


patternmaker: someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking)


patzer: a poor chess player


pauper: a person who is very poor


pavement artist: someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money)


pawer: a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner


pawnbroker: a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security


payee: a person to whom money is paid


payer: a person who pays money for something


remunerator: a person who pays money for something


paymaster: a person in charge of paying wages


peacekeeper: someone who keeps peace


peacekeeper: a member of a military force that is assigned (often with international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble area


peanut: a young child who is small for his age


pearl diver: a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls


pearler: a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls


peasant: a country person


provincial: a country person


bucolic: a country person


peasant: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


barbarian: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


boor: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


churl: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


Goth: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


tyke: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


tike: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement


peasant: one of a (chiefly European) class of agricultural laborers


pedaler: a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)


pedaller: a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle (as a bicycle)


pedant: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit


bookworm: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit


scholastic: a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit


peddler: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)


pedlar: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)


packman: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)


hawker: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)


pitchman: someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)


pederast: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner


paederast: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner


child molester: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner


pedestrian: a person who travels by foot


walker: a person who travels by foot


footer: a person who travels by foot


pedodontist: a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth


pedophile: an adult who is sexually attracted to children


paedophile: an adult who is sexually attracted to children


peeler: a worker who peels the skins from fruits and vegetables


peer: a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage


peer of the realm: a peer who is entitled to sit in the House of Lords


pelter: a thrower of missiles


pendragon: the supreme war chief of the ancient Britons


penetrator: an intruder who passes into or through (often by overcoming resistance)


penitent: (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)


penny pincher: someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)


penologist: a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management


pen pal: a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence


pen-friend: a person you come to know by frequent friendly correspondence


penpusher: a clerk who does boring paperwork


pencil pusher: a clerk who does boring paperwork


pensioner: the beneficiary of a pension fund


pensionary: the beneficiary of a pension fund


pentathlete: an athlete who competes in a pentathlon


Pentecostal: any member of a Pentecostal religious body


Pentecostalist: any member of a Pentecostal religious body


percussionist: a musician who plays percussion instruments


perfectionist: a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards


perfecter: a skilled worker who perfects something


performer: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience


performing artist: an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience


perfumer: a person who makes (and sells) perfumes


peri: a beautiful and graceful girl


perinatologist: an obstetrician specializing in perinatology


periodontist: a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth


peripatetic: a person who walks from place to place


perisher: bounder


perjurer: a person who deliberately gives false testimony


false witness: a person who deliberately gives false testimony


peroxide blond: a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide


peroxide blonde: a blond whose hair is bleached with peroxide


perpetrator: someone who perpetrates wrongdoing


culprit: someone who perpetrates wrongdoing


peshmerga: a member of a Kurdish guerilla organization that fights for a free Kurdish state


personality: a person of considerable prominence


personal representative: a person who manages the affairs of another


personage: another word for person; a person not meriting identification


persona grata: a diplomat who is acceptable to the government to which he is sent


persona non grata: a diplomat who is unacceptable to the government to which he is sent


personification: a person who represents an abstract quality


embodiment: a new personification of a familiar idea


incarnation: a new personification of a familiar idea


avatar: a new personification of a familiar idea


deification: an embodiment of the qualities of a god


perspirer: a person who perspires


sweater: a person who perspires


persuader: someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on


inducer: someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on


pervert: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior


deviant: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior


deviate: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior


degenerate: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior


pessimist: a person who expects the worst


pest: a persistently annoying person


blighter: a persistently annoying person


cuss: a persistently annoying person


pesterer: a persistently annoying person


gadfly: a persistently annoying person


Peter Pan: a boyish or immature man; after the boy in Barrie's play who never grows up


petit bourgeois: a member of the lower middle class


petitioner: one praying humbly for something


suppliant: one praying humbly for something


supplicant: one praying humbly for something


requester: one praying humbly for something


petit juror: a member of a petit jury


petty juror: a member of a petit jury


petroleum geologist: a specialist in petroleum geology


oil geologist: a specialist in petroleum geology


pet sitter: someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home


critter sitter: someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home


petter: a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one


fondler: a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one


petty officer: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army


PO: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army


P.O.: a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army


Pharaoh: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings


Pharaoh of Egypt: the title of the ancient Egyptian kings


Pharisee: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions


pharisee: a self-righteous or sanctimonious person


pharmacist: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs


druggist: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs


chemist: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs


apothecary: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs


pill pusher: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs


pill roller: a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs


pharmacologist: someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)


pharmaceutical chemist: someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)


philanthropist: someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being


altruist: someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being


philatelist: a collector and student of postage stamps


stamp collector: a collector and student of postage stamps


philhellene: an admirer of Greece and everything Greek


philhellenist: an admirer of Greece and everything Greek


Graecophile: an admirer of Greece and everything Greek


Philippian: a native or inhabitant of Philippi in ancient Macedonia


Philistine: a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC


philistine: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits


anti-intellectual: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits


lowbrow: a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits


philologist: a humanist specializing in classical scholarship


philologue: a humanist specializing in classical scholarship


philomath: a lover of learning


philosopher: a specialist in philosophy


philosopher: a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity


philosophizer: someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view


philosophiser: someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view


phlebotomist: someone who practices phlebotomy


phonetician: a specialist in phonetics


phonologist: a specialist in phonology


photographer: someone who takes photographs professionally


lensman: someone who takes photographs professionally


photographer's model: a model who poses for photographers


photojournalist: a journalist who presents a story primarily through the use of photographs


photometrist: someone who practices photometry


photometrician: someone who practices photometry


phrenologist: someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull


craniologist: someone who claims to be able to read your character from the shape of your skull


Phrygian: a native or inhabitant of Phrygia


physical therapist: therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder


physiotherapist: therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder


physicist: a scientist trained in physics


physiologist: a biologist specializing in physiology


phytochemist: a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants


pianist: a person who plays the piano


piano player: a person who plays the piano


piano maker: a person who makes pianos


piano teacher: someone who teaches students to play the piano


pickaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child


piccaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child


picaninny: (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black child


picker: someone who gathers crops or fruits etc.


picker: a person who chooses or selects out


chooser: a person who chooses or selects out


selector: a person who chooses or selects out


picket: a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work


pickpocket: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places


cutpurse: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places


dip: a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places


pickup: a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships


picnicker: a person who is picnicking


picknicker: a person who is picnicking


pied piper: a leader who entices people to follow (especially to their doom)


pilgrim: someone who journeys in foreign lands


pilgrim: someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion


Pilgrim: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620


Pilgrim Father: one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620


pill: a unpleasant or tiresome person


pillar: a prominent supporter


mainstay: a prominent supporter


pill head: a consumer of amphetamine pills


pilot: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight


airplane pilot: someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight


pilot: a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor


Piltdown man: a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax


Piltdown hoax: a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax


pimp: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


procurer: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


panderer: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


pander: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


pandar: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


fancy man: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


ponce: someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)


pinchgut: a niggardly person who starves himself (and others)


pinch hitter: (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter


pinko: a person with mildly leftist political views


pink: a person with mildly leftist political views


pioneer: one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory


pioneer: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art


innovator: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art


trailblazer: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art


groundbreaker: someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art


pipe major: the chief piper in a band of bagpipes


piper: someone who plays the bagpipe


bagpiper: someone who plays the bagpipe


pipe smoker: a smoker who uses a pipe


pip-squeak: someone who is small and insignificant


squirt: someone who is small and insignificant


small fry: someone who is small and insignificant


pirate: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation


buccaneer: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation


sea robber: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation


sea rover: someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation


pisser: a person who urinates


urinator: a person who urinates


pistoleer: someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed)


pitcher: (baseball) the person who does the pitching


hurler: (baseball) the person who does the pitching


twirler: (baseball) the person who does the pitching


pitchman: an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something


pituitary dwarf: a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)


hypophysial dwarf: a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)


Levi-Lorrain dwarf: a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)