People & Society

tripper C2+

/ˈtrɪpɚ/ a person who goes on a trip or excursion, especially a tourist Meaning Off Sound Off

underwriter C2+

/ˈʌndɚˌraɪtɚ/ a person or firm that assesses and assumes financial risk, as in insurance Meaning Off Sound Off

uninitiate C2+

/ˌʌnɪˈnɪʃiɪt/ a person not initiated into special knowledge; uninstructed Meaning Off Sound Off

urchin C2+

/ˈɜrtʃɪn/ a mischievous or poorly clothed child; a street waif Meaning Off Sound Off

vendee C2+

/vɛnˈdi/ the person to whom something is sold; a buyer Meaning Off Sound Off

victor C2+

/ˈvɪktər/ a person who defeats an opponent; a winner Meaning Off Sound Off

violinist C2+

/ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst/ a person who plays the violin Meaning Off Sound Off

violoncellist C2+

/ˌvaɪələnˈtʃɛlɪst/ a person who plays the violoncello (cello) Meaning Off Sound Off

voluntarist C2+

/ˈvɑlən.tɛrɪst/ a person who holds that the will is primary, or relating to such a doctrine Meaning Off Sound Off

wanderer C2+

/ˈwɑn.dɚ.ɚ/ a person who travels aimlessly or roams from place to place Meaning Off Sound Off

youngling C2+

/ˈjʌŋ.lɪŋ/ a young person, animal, or plant (archaic or literary) Meaning Off Sound Off

ma'am C2+

/mæm/ A form of address for a woman: contraction of madam. Meaning Off Sound Off

book-body C2+

/ˈbʊkˌbɑː.di/ a learned or book-educated person, in northern English dialect Meaning Off Sound Off

halflin C2+

/ˈhæf.lɪn/ Scottish and northern English dialect: a half-grown or adolescent person, historically especially a boy employed on a farm Meaning Off Sound Off

choregus C2+

/kəˈɹiː.ɡəs/ in ancient Greece, a wealthy citizen who financed and supervised a chorus for a public dramatic or musical performance Meaning Off Sound Off

prytanis C2+

/ˈprɪt.ə.nɪs/ a member of the prytany, the section of the Athenian council serving for a fixed period as its presiding executive committee Meaning Off Sound Off

cowardy-cat C2+

/ˈkaʊ.ɚ.diˌkæt/ informal, chiefly childish or dialectal: a timid or cowardly person, especially as a taunting form of address Meaning Off Sound Off

young'un C2+

/ˈjʌŋən/ a child or young person, in informal or regional speech Meaning Off Sound Off

impugner C2+

/ɪmˈpjuː.nɚ/ a person who challenges the truth, validity, integrity, or reputation of someone or something Meaning Off Sound Off

cabful C2+

/ˈkæb.fʊl/ as many people or as much material as a cab can hold Meaning Off Sound Off

fellow creature C2+

/ˌfɛl.oʊ ˈkɹiː.tʃɚ/ another person or living being regarded as sharing one's nature, condition, or claim to humane treatment Meaning Off Sound Off

disapprover C2+

/ˌdɪsəˈpruːvər/ a person who regards something as wrong, undesirable, or unacceptable Meaning Off Sound Off

neatherd C2+

/ˈniːtˌhɝːd/ archaic: a person who tends cattle or oxen; a cowherd Meaning Off Sound Off

knife grinder C2+

/ˈnaɪf ˌɡraɪndɚ/ a person whose trade is sharpening knives and other edged tools, traditionally while traveling from place to place Meaning Off Sound Off

banqueter C2+

/ˈbænkwɪtɚ/ a person who attends or takes part in a banquet or elaborate feast Meaning Off Sound Off

encomiast C2+

/ɛnˈkoʊmiˌæst/ a person who composes or delivers an encomium or other formal expression of high praise Meaning Off Sound Off

kittly-benders C2+

/ˈkɪtliˌbɛndɚz/ thin ice that bends under a person's weight Meaning Off Sound Off

caviler C2+

/ˈkævəlɚ/ a person who raises trivial, captious, or unreasonable objections Meaning Off Sound Off

cosmogonist C2+

/kɑːzˈmɑːɡənɪst/ a person who studies the origin and development of the universe or proposes a theory about it Meaning Off Sound Off

wassailer C2+

/ˈwɑsələr/ a person who carouses or drinks and celebrates noisily Meaning Off Sound Off

old maid C2+

/ˌoʊld ˈmeɪd/ dated and often derogatory: an older unmarried woman Meaning Off Sound Off

astigmat C2+

/əˈstɪɡmæt/ rare or technical: a person who has astigmatism Meaning Off Sound Off

coenobite C2+

/ˈsiːnəbaɪt/ a monk or other member of a religious community who lives under a common rule, as distinct from a solitary hermit Meaning Off Sound Off

polygenist C2+

/pəˈlɪdʒənɪst/ historical: an advocate of polygenism, the now-discredited doctrine that human populations or supposed races had separate origins and could constitute different species Meaning Off Sound Off

monogenist C2+

/məˈnɑːdʒənɪst/ historical: an advocate of monogenism, the view that all human populations share a single origin and belong to one species Meaning Off Sound Off

love-philter C2+

/ˈlʌvˌfɪltɚ/ a potion or charm believed to make a person fall in love Meaning Off Sound Off

Lotuko C2+

/ləˈtuːkoʊ/ a member of the Otuho, a Nilotic people whose traditional homeland is in Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan Meaning Off Sound Off

varletry C2+

/ˈvɑɹlɪtri/ a disorderly crowd of common people, viewed with contempt Meaning Off Sound Off

insomniast C2+

/ɪnˈsɑmniˌæst/ a person who suffers from insomnia; a rare term for an insomniac Meaning Off Sound Off

congratulator C2+

/kənˈɡrætʃ.əˌleɪ.tɚ/ A person who congratulates Meaning Off Sound Off

ephebus C2+

/ɪˈfiː.bəs/ a young man of ancient Greece, especially one undergoing civic or military training Meaning Off Sound Off

expurgator C2+

/ˈɛk.spɚˌɡeɪ.tɚ/ a person who edits a text by removing obscene or offensive words or passages Meaning Off Sound Off

inflicter C2+

/ɪnˈflɪktəɹ/ a person or thing that causes something painful, harmful, or unwelcome Meaning Off Sound Off