People & Society

haircutter C2+

/ˈhɛrˌkʌtɚ/ a person who cuts hair as a trade M S

handicraftsman C2+

/ˈhændɪˌkræftsmən/ a person skilled in a manual trade or craft M S

hector C2+

/ˈhɛktər/ to bully or intimidate with bluster; a swaggering bully M S

hireling C2+

/ˈhaɪərlɪŋ/ a person who works only for pay, with implied lack of loyalty M S

hirer C2+

/ˈhaɪərər/ a person who hires or employs another, or who rents something M S

homelander C2+

/ˈhoʊmˌlændər/ a native or inhabitant of one's home country M S

homeowner C2+

/ˈhoʊmˌoʊnər/ a person who owns the house in which they live M S

homicide C2+

/ˈhɑːməˌsaɪd/ the killing of one person by another M S

hostelry C2+

/ˈhɑstəlri/ an inn or public house providing lodging and food M S

humankind C2+

/ˈhjumənˌkaɪnd/ human beings considered collectively; the human race M S

huntsman C2+

/ˈhʌntsmən/ a man who hunts or who manages hounds during a hunt M S

idealist C2+

/aɪˈdiəlɪst/ a person guided by ideals rather than practical considerations M S

ignoramus C2+

/ˌɪɡnəˈreɪməs/ an utterly ignorant or stupid person M S

impostor C2+

/ɪmˈpɑstɚ/ a person who deceives others by pretending to be someone else M S

improver C2+

/ɪmˈpruvɚ/ a person or thing that improves something, or a learner gaining skill M S

industrialist C2+

/ɪnˈdʌstriəlɪst/ a person who owns or runs an industrial enterprise M S

inebriate C2+

/ɪnˈibrieɪt/ to make drunk, or a person who is habitually drunk M S

infanticide C2+

/ɪnˈfæntɪsaɪd/ the killing of an infant, or a person who commits it M S

instrumentalist C2+

/ˌɪnstrəˈmɛntəlɪst/ a person who plays a musical instrument; an adherent of instrumentalist philosophy M S

integrator C2+

/ˈɪntəˌɡreɪtɚ/ a person or device that combines separate parts into a unified whole M S

intelligentsia C2+

/ɪnˌtɛləˈdʒɛntsiə/ the class of educated people engaged in cultural and political ideas M S

interrogatee C2+

/ɪnˌtɛrəɡəˈti/ a person who is being interrogated or questioned M S

intertwist C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈtwɪst/ to twist together; to interweave M S

jailbird C2+

/ˈdʒeɪlˌbɜrd/ a person who is or has often been in prison M S

kitchener C2+

/ˈkɪtʃənər/ a person in charge of a kitchen; also a kind of cooking range M S

laity C2+

/ˈleɪəti/ lay people, as distinct from clergy or professionals M S

laundryowner C2+

/ˈlɔndriˌoʊnər/ a person who owns a laundry business M S

leaseholder C2+

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

leftover C2+

/ˈlɛftˌoʊvɚ/ something remaining after the rest has been used or consumed M S

lender C2+

/ˈlɛndɚ/ a person or institution that lends money or goods M S

leper C2+

/ˈlɛpɚ/ a person with leprosy; a social outcast M S

lessor C2+

/ˈlɛsɔr/ a person who grants a lease of property to another M S

liberalism C2+

/ˈlɪbərəˌlɪzəm/ a political philosophy favoring individual liberty, equality, and reform M S

libertarian C2+

/ˌlɪbɚˈtɛriən/ a person who upholds maximum individual liberty and minimal state intervention M S

lidless C2+

/ˈlɪdləs/ having no lid; (poetic) ever-watchful, never closing M S

lifesaver C2+

/ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɚ/ a person or thing that rescues someone from difficulty or danger M S

lifesaving C2+

/ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ serving to save lives; the skill of rescuing people from drowning M S

looker C2+

/ˈlʊkɚ/ (informal) a strikingly attractive person M S

loyalist C2+

/ˈlɔɪəlɪst/ a person who remains loyal to a government, ruler, or cause M S

luminary C2+

/ˈlumɪˌnɛri/ a person of prominence or brilliance in a field; a celestial light M S

lustreless C2+

/ˈlʌstɚləs/ lacking shine or brilliance; dull M S

magnet C2+

/ˈmæɡnɪt/ an object that attracts iron; a person or thing that draws others M S

mandatary C2+

/ˈmændəˌtɛri/ a person or state to whom a mandate is given to act on another's behalf M S

manslaughter C2+

/ˈmænˌslɔtər/ the unlawful killing of a person without premeditated malice M S

marginalize C2+

/ˈmɑrdʒənəˌlaɪz/ to treat as insignificant or push to the edges of society M S

measureless C2+

/ˈmɛʒərləs/ having no measurable limit; boundless or immense M S

mechanization C2+

/ˌmɛkənəˈzeɪʃən/ the replacement of human or animal labor with machinery M S

meddler C2+

/ˈmɛdlər/ a person who interferes in matters that are not their concern M S

memento C2+

/məˈmɛntoʊ/ an object kept as a reminder of a person or event M S

memorabilia C2+

/ˌmɛmərəˈbɪliə/ objects valued for their connection to memorable people or events M S

mends C2+

/mɛndz/ repairs or restores; third-person form of mend M S

mettle C2+

/ˈmɛtəl/ a person's spirit, courage, and resolve under pressure M S

migrant C2+

/ˈmaɪɡrənt/ a person or animal that moves from one region to another M S

mineworker C2+

/ˈmaɪnˌwɝkər/ a person employed to extract minerals from a mine M S

misfit C2+

/ˈmɪsˌfɪt/ a person poorly suited to their environment or situation M S

mister C2+

/ˈmɪstər/ a form of address for a man; informal title or term of address M S

modeler C2+

/ˈmɑdələr/ a person who makes models or constructs representations of systems M S

moniker C2+

/ˈmɑnɪkər/ a name or nickname M S

monopersonal C2+

/ˌmɑnoʊˈpɜrsənəl/ existing as or relating to a single person M S

mores C2+

/ˈmɔreɪz/ the customs and moral conventions of a community M S

muster C2+

/ˈmʌstər/ to assemble or summon, especially troops or courage M S

napper C2+

/ˈnæpər/ a person who naps, or slang for the head M S

nonesuch C2+

/ˈnʌnˌsʌtʃ/ a person or thing without equal; a paragon M S

noninhabitant C2+

/ˌnɑnɪnˈhæbətənt/ a person who is not an inhabitant of a place M S

nonpublic C2+

/nɑnˈpʌblɪk/ not open to or intended for the general public; private M S

nonsailor C2+

/nɑnˈseɪlər/ a person who is not a sailor M S

numskull C2+

/ˈnʌmˌskʌl/ (informal) a stupid person; a dolt M S

nurseryman C2+

/ˈnɝsəriˌmæn/ a person who owns or works at a plant nursery M S

obit C2+

/ˈoʊbɪt/ an obituary; a notice of a person's death M S

objector C2+

/əbˈdʒɛktɚ/ a person who expresses opposition or dissent to something M S

obligee C2+

/ˌɑblɪˈdʒi/ a person to whom another is bound by a contract or legal obligation M S

obligor C2+

/ˈɑblɪɡɔr/ a person who is legally bound to fulfill an obligation to another M S

obloquy C2+

/ˈɑbləkwi/ strong public criticism or verbal abuse; disgrace from such censure M S

obtainer C2+

/əbˈteɪnɚ/ a person who acquires or gets possession of something M S

offenseless C2+

/əˈfɛnsləs/ causing no offense; inoffensive and harmless M S

officeholder C2+

/ˈɔfɪsˌhoʊldɚ/ a person who holds a public or official position M S

opprobrium C2+

/əˈproʊbriəm/ harsh public disgrace or scorn arising from shameful conduct M S

originator C2+

/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪtɚ/ a person who creates or initiates something M S

ostracization C2+

/ˌɑstrəsɪˈzeɪʃən/ the act of excluding someone from a group or society M S

overwinter C2+

/ˌoʊvɚˈwɪntɚ/ to spend or survive through the winter M S

pandemia C2+

/pænˈdimiə/ a widespread epidemic affecting a whole region or population M S

pandemian C2+

/pænˈdimiən/ relating to or characteristic of a pandemic; sensual or worldly in older usage M S

parentage C2+

/ˈpɛrəntɪdʒ/ the identity and origins of one's parents; ancestry M S

parishioner C2+

/pəˈrɪʃənər/ a member or inhabitant of a church parish M S

patroness C2+

/ˈpeɪtrənəs/ a woman who supports or sponsors a person, cause, or institution M S

patronless C2+

/ˈpeɪtrənləs/ lacking a patron or sponsor M S

pedant C2+

/ˈpɛdənt/ a person who is overly concerned with minor rules and details M S

personation C2+

/ˌpɜrsəˈneɪʃən/ the act of assuming another person's identity, especially to deceive M S

persuader C2+

/pərˈsweɪdər/ a person or thing that convinces or induces someone to act M S

pharmacopolist C2+

/ˌfɑrməˈkɑpəlɪst/ a seller of medicines; an apothecary or druggist M S

pillory C2+

/ˈpɪləri/ a wooden frame for publicly punishing offenders; to expose to public ridicule M S

placard C2+

/ˈplækɑrd/ a printed sign or notice for public display; to post such notices M S

plantation C2+

/plænˈteɪʃən/ a large estate on which crops are grown, often using resident labor M S

plotter C2+

/ˈplɑtɚ/ a person who plans a secret scheme, or a device for drawing graphs M S

podium C2+

/ˈpoʊdiəm/ a raised platform on which a person stands to speak, conduct, or receive an award M S

polluter C2+

/pəˈlutɚ/ a person or organization that releases harmful substances into the environment M S