People & Society

middle-class C2+

/ˈmɪdəlˈklæs/ belonging to the socioeconomic group between the working class and the upper class M S

mandel C2+

/ˈmændəl/ a surname or given name, especially in Germanic and Jewish usage M S

demander C2+

a person or group that demands or asks for something M S

Koryak C2+

/ˈkɔːriˌæk/ a member of an Indigenous people of the northern Kamchatka Peninsula and neighboring parts of the Russian Far East M S

unpeople C2+

/ʌnˈpiːpəl/ to remove the inhabitants from a place or cause it to become deserted M S

Kalmyk C2+

/kælˈmɪk/ a member of a traditionally Buddhist Oirat Mongol people living chiefly in Kalmykia near the northwestern Caspian Sea M S

ace C2+

/eɪs/ a person who excels at something, or a playing card marked with a single pip M S

ass C2+

/æs/ a donkey, or a foolish or stupid person M S

hereafter C2+

/hɪɹˈæftɚ/ from now on or after this; the life after death M S

bitch C2+

/bɪtʃ/ a female dog; (vulgar) a spiteful person or to complain M S

comfortless C2+

/ˈkʌmfɚtləs/ without comfort, consolation, or ease M S

sober C2+

/ˈsoʊbɚ/ not drunk; serious, solemn, or restrained M S

babe C2+

/beɪb/ a baby or young child; an inexperienced person; an attractive person M S

blitheness C2+

/ˈblaɪðnəs/ carefree cheerfulness or lighthearted indifference M S

flake C2+

/fleɪk/ a small thin fragment; an unreliable person; to peel off M S

beleaguer C2+

/bɪˈliɡɚ/ to surround with troops; to beset with difficulties or harassment M S

chum C2+

/tʃʌm/ a close friend; (verb) to bait water with fish remains to attract fish M S

desist C2+

/dɪˈsɪst/ to cease or stop doing something M S

bowelless C2+

/ˈbaʊəlləs/ lacking compassion or pity; without bowels of mercy (archaic) M S

controller C2+

/kənˈtroʊlɚ/ a person or device that directs or regulates something M S

crackpot C2+

/ˈkrækpɑt/ an eccentric or foolish person with strange ideas M S

elder C2+

/ˈɛldɚ/ older, or a senior and respected member of a group M S

geriatric C2+

/ˌdʒɛriˈætrɪk/ relating to old people and their health care M S

jerk C2+

/dʒɜrk/ a sudden sharp movement, or a contemptible person M S

luster C2+

/ˈlʌstɚ/ a gentle sheen or radiant glow M S

mystic C2+

/ˈmɪstɪk/ a person who seeks union with the divine, or spiritually mysterious M S

admirer C2+

/ədˈmaɪrɚ/ a person who regards another with admiration M S

cleric C2+

/ˈklɛrɪk/ a member of the clergy; an ordained religious official M S

comely C2+

/ˈkʌmli/ (of a person) pleasant to look at; attractive M S

compassionless C2+

/kəmˈpæʃənləs/ lacking compassion; pitiless M S

counselor C2+

/ˈkaʊnsələr/ a person who gives professional advice or guidance M S

crank C2+

/kræŋk/ an eccentric person; a bent arm-and-handle used to turn a shaft M S

defer C2+

/dɪˈfɜr/ to postpone; or to yield respectfully to another's wishes M S

doer C2+

/ˈduər/ a person who acts rather than merely talks or thinks M S

fellowship C2+

/ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp/ friendly companionship among people with shared interests M S

sophisticate C2+

/səˈfɪstɪkət/ a worldly, cultured person of refined tastes M S

waver C2+

/ˈweɪvɚ/ to be unsteady or undecided; to falter M S

adherent C2+

/ædˈhɪrənt/ a supporter of a person, cause, or belief M S

anchorite C2+

/ˈæŋkəˌraɪt/ a person who lives in seclusion for religious reasons; a hermit M S

antagonist C2+

/ænˈtæɡənɪst/ a person who actively opposes or is hostile to another M S

betrayer C2+

/bɪˈtreɪɚ/ a person who is disloyal to a trust or cause M S

breather C2+

/ˈbriðɚ/ a brief pause for rest M S

canvass C2+

/ˈkænvəs/ to solicit votes or opinions from people in an area M S

chinese C2+

/ˌtʃaɪˈniz/ relating to China, its people, or its languages M S

crook C2+

/krʊk/ a dishonest person, or a bent or hooked thing M S

dauntless C2+

/ˈdɔntləs/ showing fearlessness and determination M S

dupe C2+

/dup/ a person easily deceived, or to deceive such a person M S

fancier C2+

/ˈfænsiɚ/ a person with a special interest in breeding or keeping something M S

fink C2+

/fɪŋk/ an informer or contemptible person; to inform on someone M S

gossiper C2+

/ˈɡɑsəpɚ/ a person who habitually spreads idle talk or rumors about others M S

greek C2+

/ɡrik/ relating to Greece, its people, or its language M S

inhuman C2+

/ɪnˈhjumən/ lacking human warmth or compassion; cruel and barbarous M S

mortality C2+

/mɔrˈtæləti/ the condition of being mortal; the death rate within a population M S

outlier C2+

/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɚ/ a person or value markedly different from the rest of a group M S

purchaser C2+

/ˈpɝtʃəsɚ/ a person who buys something; a buyer M S

surrogate C2+

/ˈsɝəɡət/ a substitute or stand-in for another person or thing M S

vernacular C2+

/vɚˈnækjələr/ the everyday language of ordinary people in a region M S

acclaim C2+

/əˈkleɪm/ enthusiastic public praise; to praise enthusiastically M S

assemblage C2+

/əˈsɛmblɪdʒ/ a collection or gathering of things or people M S

barbarian C2+

/bɑːrˈbɛriən/ an uncivilized or savage person; brutish M S

benefactor C2+

/ˈbɛnɪfæktɚ/ a person who gives help or financial support M S

bouncer C2+

/ˈbaʊnsɚ/ a person employed to eject troublemakers from a venue; a fast bowled ball M S

brat C2+

/bræt/ a badly behaved or spoiled child M S

buddha C2+

/ˈbudə/ a person who has attained enlightenment in Buddhism; an image of such a being M S

bugger C2+

/ˈbʌɡɚ/ British vulgar term for a person or thing; to spoil or tire out M S

caricature C2+

/ˈkɛrɪkətʃɚ/ an exaggerated representation of a person for comic or satirical effect M S

china C2+

/ˈtʃaɪnə/ fine porcelain tableware; British rhyming slang for a close friend M S

cuss C2+

/kʌs/ to swear or curse; informally, an awkward person or creature M S

daredevil C2+

/ˈdɛrˌdɛvəl/ a recklessly bold person who takes dangerous risks M S

doings C2+

/ˈduɪŋz/ activities or events, especially of a notable or social kind M S

dope C2+

/doʊp/ an illicit drug; informally, information, or a foolish person M S

exemplar C2+

/ɪɡˈzɛmplər/ a person or thing serving as a typical or ideal model M S

fabulist C2+

/ˈfæbjəlɪst/ a composer of fables; a liar or inventor of tall tales M S

faultless C2+

/ˈfɔltləs/ without flaw or error; perfect M S

garner C2+

/ˈɡɑrnər/ to gather or collect, especially support or information M S

glimmer C2+

/ˈɡlɪmər/ a faint or wavering light; a trace or hint M S

holler C2+

/ˈhɑlər/ to shout or call out loudly M S

idler C2+

/ˈaɪdlər/ a person who avoids work; also a freely rotating gear or pulley M S

ilk C2+

/ɪlk/ a type or kind of person or thing M S

leech C2+

/litʃ/ a blood-sucking worm; also, a person who exploits others parasitically M S

liability C2+

/ˌlaɪəˈbɪləti/ legal responsibility; also, a person or thing causing disadvantage M S

matchless C2+

/ˈmætʃləs/ so good as to have no equal; incomparable M S

oracle C2+

/ˈɔrəkəl/ a person or agency considered to give wise or authoritative guidance M S

renegade C2+

/ˈrɛnəˌɡeɪd/ a person who deserts a cause or group; a rebel M S

tenantless C2+

/ˈtɛnəntləs/ having no tenant or occupant; vacant M S

abduct C2+

/æbˈdʌkt/ to carry off a person by force or deception M S

accomplice C2+

/əˈkɑmplɪs/ a person who helps another commit a crime M S

accuser C2+

/əˈkjuːzər/ a person who charges another with a fault or crime M S

acquit C2+

/əˈkwɪt/ to free a person from a criminal charge by verdict M S

acquittal C2+

/əˈkwɪtəl/ a judgment that a person is not guilty of the charge M S

addlehead C2+

/ˈædəlhɛd/ a foolish or muddle-headed person M S

adorer C2+

/əˈdɔrər/ a person who loves or admires another deeply M S

adventurer C2+

/ədˈvɛntʃərər/ a person who seeks out exciting or risky undertakings M S

airhead C2+

/ˈɛrhɛd/ a silly or unintelligent person M S

allegiance C2+

/əˈliːdʒəns/ loyalty or commitment to a person, cause, or nation M S

altruist C2+

/ˈæltruɪst/ a person devoted to the welfare of others M S