People & Society

windbag C2

/ˈwɪnd.bæɡ/ a person who talks at excessive length, often pompously, while saying little of value Meaning Off Sound Off

throwback C2

/ˈθɹoʊ.bæk/ a reappearance of an ancestral trait or a person or thing resembling an earlier type Meaning Off Sound Off

strumpet C2

/ˈstrʌmpɪt/ old-fashioned and disparaging: a woman who sells sex Meaning Off Sound Off

workday C2

/ˈwɝːkdeɪ/ a day on which a person normally works rather than taking time off Meaning Off Sound Off

mulatto C2

/mʊˈlɑː.t̬oʊ/ offensive and dated: a historical racial label for a person of mixed Black and white ancestry, especially someone with one Black and one white parent Meaning Off Sound Off

wile C2

/waɪl/ a clever trick or persuasive stratagem intended to deceive or manipulate someone, often used in the plural Meaning Off Sound Off

undersigned C2

/ˌʌndɚˈsaɪnd/ the person or people whose signatures appear at the end of a document Meaning Off Sound Off

bodice C2

/ˈbɑːdɪs/ the fitted upper part of a woman's dress, above the waist Meaning Off Sound Off

orc C2

/ɔrk/ in fantasy literature and games, a member of a race of aggressive, often monstrous humanoid creatures Meaning Off Sound Off

fishmonger C2

/ˈfɪʃmʌŋɡər/ a person whose trade is selling fish and seafood Meaning Off Sound Off

fathead C2

/ˈfæthɛd/ informal and insulting: a stupid or foolish person Meaning Off Sound Off

agitator C2

/ˈædʒ.əˌteɪ.tɚ/ a person who vigorously stirs others into political or social action, often a disapproving label for a protest organizer Meaning Off Sound Off

caddie C2

/ˈkædi/ a person who carries a golfer's clubs and may give advice during play Meaning Off Sound Off

impresario C2

/ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/ A person who organizes and finances concerts, plays, or other entertainment. Meaning Off Sound Off

yokel C2

/ˈjoʊ.kəl/ a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture Meaning Off Sound Off

foundling C2

/ˈfaʊndlɪŋ/ an abandoned infant or child whose parents are unknown Meaning Off Sound Off

biographer C2

/baɪˈɑːɡɹəfɚ/ a person who writes an account of someone else's life, especially as a profession Meaning Off Sound Off

backboard C2

/ˈbækˌbɔrd/ a rigid board used to support or straighten a person's back, historically as a posture-training device Meaning Off Sound Off

toady C2

/ˈtoʊ.di/ a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage Meaning Off Sound Off

levitation C2

/ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ the phenomenon of a person or thing rising into the air by apparently supernatural means Meaning Off Sound Off

milieu C2

/mɪlˈju/ The social setting or surroundings in which someone lives or works. Meaning Off Sound Off

archetype C2

/ˈɑɹkɪtaɪp/ A perfect or typical example of a kind of person or thing. Meaning Off Sound Off

faun C2

/fɔn/ in Roman mythology and later art, a rustic nature spirit represented as partly human and partly goat Meaning Off Sound Off

satyr C2

/ˈseɪ.tɚ/ a male woodland spirit in ancient Greek mythology, associated with Dionysus and represented with both human and animal features Meaning Off Sound Off

ringmaster C2

/ˈrɪŋˌmæstər/ the person who directs and announces the acts in a circus ring Meaning Off Sound Off

retinue C2

/ˈɹɛ.tɪ.n(j)uː/ A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important. Meaning Off Sound Off

dervish C2

/ˈdɝvɪʃ/ a member of a Sufi Muslim religious order, traditionally committed to poverty and devotional discipline Meaning Off Sound Off

necromancer C2

/ˈnɛkrəˌmænsɚ/ a person believed to communicate with the dead for divination or to summon or control the dead by magic Meaning Off Sound Off

instigator C2

/ˈɪnstəˌɡeɪtɚ/ someone who deliberately foments trouble Meaning Off Sound Off

trespasser C2

/ˈtres.pæs.ɚ/ a person who enters or remains on another person's land or property without permission or legal right Meaning Off Sound Off

braggart C2

/ˈbræɡɚt/ a person who boasts loudly or habitually Meaning Off Sound Off

megalomaniac C2

/ˌmɛɡəloʊˈmeɪniæk/ a person obsessed with power or convinced of their own exceptional greatness and importance Meaning Off Sound Off

angler C2

/ˈæŋ.ɡlɚ/ a person who catches fish with a rod, hook, and line, especially for recreation Meaning Off Sound Off

ethos C2

/ˈiθɑs/ The set of values, beliefs, and character that define a person, group, or culture. Meaning Off Sound Off

hairball C2

/ˈhɛrˌbɔl/ a compact mass of swallowed hair or fur formed in the digestive tract of a person or animal; a trichobezoar Meaning Off Sound Off

homunculus C2

/həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/ A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm. Meaning Off Sound Off

courtier C2

/ˈkɔːr.ti.ɚ/ a person who attends or serves a monarch at a royal court Meaning Off Sound Off

Berber C2

/ˈbɝ.bɚ/ a member of one of the Indigenous peoples of North Africa; many people prefer the self-designation Amazigh, plural Imazighen Meaning Off Sound Off

baronet C2

/ˈber.ə.nət/ a man holding a hereditary British title below a baron but above most knights Meaning Off Sound Off

cattleman C2

/ˈkætəlmən/ a person who owns, raises, or manages cattle, especially on a ranch Meaning Off Sound Off

bromide C2

/ˈbɹoʊ.maɪd/ A dull person with conventional thoughts. Meaning Off Sound Off

individualism C2

/ˌɪndɪvɪˈduːəˌlɪzəm/ The belief that the freedom and self-reliance of each person matter more than the group or the state. Meaning Off Sound Off

boyar C2

/boʊˈjɑr/ a member of the high hereditary aristocracy of medieval and early modern Russia or another Eastern European state Meaning Off Sound Off

tobacconist C2

/təˈbæk.ə.nɪst/ a person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and related goods Meaning Off Sound Off

solver C2

/ˈsɑːl.vɚ/ a person or thing that finds the answer to a problem, puzzle, or equation Meaning Off Sound Off

anathema C2

/əˈnæθəmə/ something or someone intensely disliked, rejected, or regarded as wholly unacceptable Meaning Off Sound Off

microcosm C2

/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌkɑz.əm/ The human body; a person. Meaning Off Sound Off

fingertip C2

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌtɪp/ The tip of the human finger. Meaning Off Sound Off

prig C2

/prɪɡ/ a smug, self-righteous person who is excessively proper or disapproving Meaning Off Sound Off

linchpin C2

/ˈlɪnt͡ʃˌpɪn/ a person or thing essential to the stability or success of a system or plan Meaning Off Sound Off

taskmaster C2

/ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/ a person who imposes hard, continuous, or exacting work on others Meaning Off Sound Off

sibyl C2

/ˈsɪbəl/ in the ancient world, a woman believed to deliver divine prophecies or oracles Meaning Off Sound Off

bigamist C2

/ˈbɪɡ.ə.mɪst/ a person who marries someone while still legally married to another person Meaning Off Sound Off

drudge C2

/dɹʌdʒ/ a person made to do hard, dull, or menial work Meaning Off Sound Off

codger C2

/ˈkɑd͡ʒəɹ/ An amusingly eccentric or grumpy and usually elderly man. Meaning Off Sound Off

drover C2

/ˈdroʊvər/ a person who drives cattle, sheep, or other livestock, especially over a long distance Meaning Off Sound Off

inducement C2

/ɪnˈdusmənt/ Something that encourages or persuades someone to do something; an incentive. Meaning Off Sound Off

skinflint C2

/ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/ a person who is excessively unwilling to spend or give money Meaning Off Sound Off

shipmate C2

/ˈʃɪpˌmeɪt/ a fellow member of a ship's crew or a person traveling on the same ship Meaning Off Sound Off

laundress C2

/ˈlɔːndrəs/ a woman employed to wash and iron clothes; now dated Meaning Off Sound Off

waif C2

/weɪf/ especially historical: a homeless, abandoned, or neglected person, especially a child Meaning Off Sound Off

artifice C2

/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/ Clever but dishonest behaviour used to trick or deceive someone. Meaning Off Sound Off

raiser C2

/ˈɹeɪzɚ/ a person or thing that raises, increases, or brings something up Meaning Off Sound Off

triumvirate C2

/traɪˈʌmvɝət/ a group of three people who share authority or responsibility Meaning Off Sound Off

milkmaid C2

/ˈmɪlkmeɪd/ a woman who works in a dairy Meaning Off Sound Off

snobbery C2

/ˈsnɑːbɝi/ The attitude of looking down on people you think are of lower class, taste, or status. Meaning Off Sound Off

enabler C2

/ɛˈneɪbəlɝ/ A person or thing that makes something possible or helps it happen. Meaning Off Sound Off

coquette C2

/koʊˈkɛt/ dated: a woman who deliberately flirts without intending a serious relationship Meaning Off Sound Off

flapper C2

/ˈflæpɚ/ a fashionable young woman of the 1920s who rejected older social conventions in her dress and behavior Meaning Off Sound Off

dichotomy C2

/daɪˈkɑtəmi/ The division of a class into two disjoint subclasses that are together comprehensive, as the division of human into female and male. Meaning Off Sound Off

spittoon C2

/spɪˈtuːn/ A receptacle for spit (saliva); especially, one used by people using chewing tobacco or snuff. Meaning Off Sound Off

abolitionist C2

/ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪst/ historical: a person who campaigned to end slavery, especially in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Atlantic world Meaning Off Sound Off

lunkhead C2

/ˈlʌnk.hɛd/ informal and insulting: a stupid, clumsy, or slow-witted person Meaning Off Sound Off

polygamist C2

/pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/ someone who is married to two or more people at the same time Meaning Off Sound Off

tactician C2

/tækˈtɪʃən/ a person who is skilled at planning tactics Meaning Off Sound Off

bushman C2

/ˈbʊʃmən/ dated, often capitalized: a member of one of the San peoples of southern Africa; San or a specific community name is generally preferred Meaning Off Sound Off

houseful C2

/ˈhaʊsfəl/ as many people or things as fill or can be accommodated in a house Meaning Off Sound Off

furrier C2

/ˈfɝː.i.ɚ/ a person who prepares, makes, repairs, or sells garments and other goods made of fur Meaning Off Sound Off

muggins C2

/ˈmʌɡɪnz/ chiefly British, informal and insulting: a foolish or easily deceived person Meaning Off Sound Off

gentlewoman C2

/ˈdʒɛntəlˌwʊmən/ a woman of high social standing or good family, or one regarded as cultured and well-mannered; old-fashioned Meaning Off Sound Off

pragmatist C2

/ˈpræɡmətɪst/ a person who deals with problems practically and judges actions mainly by workable results Meaning Off Sound Off

footstool C2

/ˈfʊtˌstuːl/ a low stool on which a seated person rests the feet Meaning Off Sound Off

marchesa C2

/mɑːrˈkeɪ.zə/ an Italian marchioness; a woman who holds or is married to the holder of the rank of marquis Meaning Off Sound Off

ragamuffin C2

/ˈɹæɡəˌmʌfɪn/ A dirty, shabbily-clothed child; an urchin. Meaning Off Sound Off

procurer C2

/prəˈkjʊr.ɚ/ a person who obtains or supplies someone or something for another, often through effort or special arrangements Meaning Off Sound Off

washerwoman C2

/ˈwɑʃɚˌwʊmən/ historical: a woman employed to wash other people's clothes and household linen Meaning Off Sound Off

wordsmith C2

/ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/ A person who uses words skilfully, especially a writer. Meaning Off Sound Off

mien C2

/miːn/ A person's appearance, manner, or facial expression, especially as a sign of mood or character. Meaning Off Sound Off

conscript¹ C2

/ˈkɑnskɹɪpt/ a person compulsorily enrolled in military or other public service Meaning Off Sound Off

conscript² C2

/kənˈskɹɪpt/ to compel someone to enter military or other public service Meaning Off Sound Off

fraternization C2

/ˌfrætərnəˈzeɪʃən/ friendly or brotherly association with other people Meaning Off Sound Off

mainstay C2

/ˈmeɪn.steɪ/ a person or thing on which something chiefly depends for support or stability Meaning Off Sound Off

Ainu C2

/ˈaɪnuː/ a member of the Indigenous people native chiefly to Hokkaido and historically also to Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands Meaning Off Sound Off

teamster C2

/ˈtiːm.stɚ/ a person who drives a team of draft animals, especially while hauling a wagon or freight Meaning Off Sound Off

intercession C2

/ˌɪntɚˈsɛʃən/ the act of intervening on another person's behalf, especially to plead for help, mercy, or agreement Meaning Off Sound Off

sceptic C2

/ˈskɛp.tɪk/ someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs Meaning Off Sound Off