People & Society

People, roles, communities, identity, and social life.

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/ˈbʌstɚ/ (informal) a man or boy, used as an address; something that breaks or stops M S

/ˈbɪziˌbɑdi/ a meddlesome person who pries into others' affairs M S

/ˈbaɪˌwɝd/ a person or thing taken as a typical example of a quality M S

/ˈkæmpɚ/ a person who camps; a vehicle equipped for camping M S

/ˈtʃændlɚ/ a dealer in supplies and provisions, especially for ships M S

/ˈtʃeɪndʒləs/ remaining the same; never altering or varying M S

/tʃʌmp/ a foolish or easily deceived person M S

collectivism C2+

/kəˈlɛktɪˌvɪzəm/ the principle of giving the group priority over the individual M S

comportment C2+

/kəmˈpɔrtmənt/ the way a person behaves or carries themselves; deportment M S

/kəmˈpɑzətɚ/ a person who sets type for printing M S

/kənˈfɜrɚ/ a person who confers, grants, or bestows something M S

contaminator C2+

/kənˈtæməˌneɪtɚ/ a person or thing that pollutes or defiles something M S

/kənˈtɛstənt/ a person who takes part in a competition M S

/ˈkɑnvɛnt/ a community of nuns, or the building they occupy M S

/ˈkɑpiˌkæt/ a person who imitates another, or an act that imitates one before it M S

countenance C2+

/ˈkaʊntənəns/ a person's face or expression; to give support to M S

/ˈkʊriɚ/ a messenger who transports goods or documents, often urgently M S

creationist C2+

/kriˈeɪʃənɪst/ a person who believes in creation by a divine agent rather than evolution M S

/ˈkʌmbɚ/ to hamper or burden; an obstruction or encumbrance M S

/kʌˈstoʊdiən/ a person responsible for guarding or maintaining something M S

demonstrator C2+

/ˈdɛmənˌstreɪtɚ/ a person who takes part in a public protest, or who shows how something works M S

/dɪˈsɛndənt/ a person or thing descended from a particular ancestor M S

/dɪˈtræktɚ/ a person who disparages or belittles someone or something M S

/ˈdaɪəˌlɛkt/ a regional or social variety of a language with distinctive features M S

/ˌdɪləˈtɑnt/ a person who dabbles in an art or field of knowledge without serious commitment M S

/dɪˈsɛvər/ to sever or divide; to separate forcibly M S

/dɪˈzɑlvər/ a person or substance that dissolves something M S

distributer C2+

/dɪˈstrɪbjətər/ a person or firm that distributes goods (variant of distributor) M S

/ˈdɑmɪˌneɪtər/ a person or thing that dominates or rules over others M S

/ˈdaʊər/ the portion of an estate a widow receives, or a dowry M S

/ˈdrʌŋkərd/ a person who is habitually drunk M S

/ˈɛdɪˌfaɪər/ a person or thing that instructs or improves morally or intellectually M S

/ɛnˈdaʊmənt/ a fund or natural quality with which a person or institution is provided M S

/əˈnɪɡmə/ a person or thing that is mysterious or hard to understand M S

/ˈɛntrənt/ a person or thing that enters a competition or institution M S

/ˈɛpənɪm/ a person after whom something is named, or the name so derived M S

equalitarian C2+

/ɪˌkwɑlɪˈtɛriən/ believing in or relating to the equality of all people M S

/ˈɛskɔrt/ a person or group accompanying another for protection or guidance M S

/ɪɡˈzɪbɪtər/ a person or company that displays goods or works at an exhibition M S

/ˈɛksplɪkeɪtər/ a person who explains or interprets, especially a text M S

/ˌɛkspəˈzɪʃən/ a comprehensive explanation, or a large public exhibition M S

/ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/ a person who manages or provides large amounts of money M S

/fɔrˈɡæðɚ/ to assemble or gather together, especially socially M S

/frəˈtɜrnɪti/ a group of people with shared interests; brotherly fellowship M S

/ɡleɪk/ a trick or deception; a foolish or flighty person (dialectal) M S

/ˈɡridiɡʌts/ a greedy or gluttonous person (informal) M S

/ˈɡʌdʒən/ a small freshwater fish; a gullible person; a pivot pin M S

/ˈhæbɪtəs/ a person's bodily constitution or ingrained dispositions and habits M S

/ˈhɛdˌlaɪnɚ/ the main performer or featured attraction at an event M S

/ˈhilɚ/ a person who cures or restores others to health M S

/ɛr/ a person legally entitled to inherit property or rank M S

/ˈhjumɚləs/ lacking a sense of humor; grimly serious M S

/aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪɚ/ a name or symbol used to mark or distinguish something uniquely M S

illusionist C2+

/ɪˈluʒənɪst/ a magician who performs tricks of deception and optical illusion M S

/ɪmˈpɑstʃɚ/ the act of deceiving by assuming a false identity or character M S

individualist C2+

/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəlɪst/ a person who asserts independence in thought or action M S

individualize C2+

/ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəˌlaɪz/ to make distinct or tailor to a particular person or case M S

/ɪnˈsɜrdʒənt/ a person who rises in revolt against authority; rebellious M S

interrogator C2+

/ɪnˈtɛrəˌɡeɪtər/ a person who questions someone closely, often in an official inquiry M S

/ˈdʒɑɡər/ a person who runs at a steady, gentle pace for exercise M S

/ˈdʒʊrimən/ a male member of a jury M S

/ˈdʒʊriˌwʊmən/ a female member of a jury M S

/lɛˈsi/ a person who holds property under a lease M S

/ˈluzɚ/ a person who loses or who is regarded as a failure M S

/ˈlʌstɚləs/ lacking shine or brilliance; dull M S

/ˈmeɪniˌæk/ a person behaving wildly or violently; a fanatic M S

/ˈmɑrkɪtɚ/ a person who promotes or sells products or services M S

/ˈmɪmɪkɚ/ a person or thing that imitates another M S

/ˈmɪksɚ/ a device or person that mixes; a social gathering for meeting people M S

/ˈmɑkəri/ contemptuous ridicule or derision; a thing or person treated as ludicrously inadequate M S

/ˈmɑdəreɪtɚ/ a person who presides over a debate, discussion, or panel M S

/ˈmʌŋɡɚ/ a dealer or trader in a specified commodity; to promote something discreditable M S

/nɑˈif/ a naive or inexperienced person M S

/ˈneɪmləs/ having no name; unidentified or too dreadful to specify M S

/ˈnæni/ a person employed to care for a family's children; a female goat M S

/ˈnutɚ/ neither masculine nor feminine in grammatical gender; to castrate or spay M S

/ˈnaɪðɪŋ/ a contemptible or cowardly person; a wretch (archaic) M S

nonconformist C2+

/ˌnɑnkənˈfɔrmɪst/ a person who does not conform to prevailing custom, belief, or practice M S

/nɑnˈɛntəti/ a person or thing of no importance; something that does not exist M S

/ˌnoʊtəˈbɪləti/ the quality of being noteworthy; a notable person M S

/ˈoʊldstɚ/ an old person (informal) M S

/ˌoʊvɚˈpaʊɚ/ to defeat or subdue by greater strength or force M S

/ˈpækɚ/ a person or machine that packs goods, especially food, for transport or sale M S

/ˈpædʒənt/ an elaborate public spectacle, procession, or competition M S

/ˈpɔpɚ/ a very poor person, especially one dependent on charity M S

/ˈpɛdlɚ/ a person who travels about selling small goods M S

perceptiveness C2+

/pɚˈsɛptɪvnəs/ keen insight or sensitivity in understanding M S

/prɪˈmɪr/ the first public performance or showing of a work M S

/ˈprɑdədʒi/ a person with exceptional talent, especially a child M S

/ˈprɑfɚ/ to offer something for acceptance M S

/ˈpʌblɪsɪst/ a person who manages publicity for a client M S

/ˈrɛkənɚ/ a person or table used for calculating M S

/rɪˈfɝɚ/ a person or thing that refers another M S

/ˈrɛlɪkt/ a surviving remnant of a former population or species M S

/ˈrɛntɚ/ a person who pays rent to use property M S

/sæˈvɑnt/ a person of great learning, or one with extraordinary skill in one field M S

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