People & Society
People, roles, communities, identity, and social life.
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gainsayer
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/ˈɡeɪnˌseɪɚ/
a person who contradicts, denies, or opposes a claim
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asserter
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/əˈsɝtɚ/
a person who states or maintains a claim firmly and positively
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conformer
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/kənˈfɔrmɚ/
a person who follows prevailing rules, customs, or opinions rather than acting independently
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controversialist
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/ˌkɑntrəˈvɝʃəlɪst/
a person who regularly engages in public controversy or polemical debate
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roturier
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/roʊˈtʊriˌeɪ/
historical: a commoner, especially a person who belonged to neither the nobility nor the clergy in pre-Revolutionary France
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arriero
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/ˌɑːriˈeroʊ/
a muleteer or other person who transports goods using pack animals, especially in Spanish-speaking regions
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mystagogue
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/ˈmɪstəˌɡɑɡ/
historical religion: a person who guides an initiate into the rites and doctrines of a mystery cult
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Vedda
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/ˈvɛdə/
a member of an Indigenous minority people of Sri Lanka, also known by the self-designation Wanniyalaeto
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sidle up to
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to seek someone's favor through sly or insincere friendliness
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