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ACOLYTE
one who assists a minister or priest; attendant, assistant
ACTUARY
one who calculates risks and odds for an insurance co.
ADHERENT
one who sticks to a certain belief or philosophy or leader
ADJUTANT
military staff officer who serves as an administrative assistant
ADVERSARY
opponent
ADVOCATE
one who speaks for another; a lawyer who represents a client
AESTHETE
one particularly sensitive to and appreciative of beauty
AFICIONADO
a devotee or fan
AGNOSTIC
who one doesn’t believe or disbelieve in a supreme being – doesn’t know
ALTER EGO
person who is an extension of oneself
ALTRUIST
one who wishes to do good for others
AMBASSADOR
representative or messenger; diplomat of the highest rank
ANARCHIST
one who promotes anarchy (absence of government and law)
ANTAGONIST
adversary, one who opposes another
APOLOGIST
one who defends a position
APOSTATE
one who deserts or renounces his/her religion, political party, cause, or principles
APPRENTICE
one in training to learn a craft
ARBITER
person whose opinion or decision is authoritative or final
ARISTOCRAT
highborn person, member of the nobility
ARTISAN
person who his skillful w/ his or her hands
ASCETIC
person who refrains from indulging in earthly pleasures
ASPIRANT
one who desires to achieve or be something
AUDITOR
one who checks financial records; hearer, listener
BARD
archaic for poet or storyteller
BELLIGERENT
party to war or fight
BENEFACTOR
person who helps others by giving generous gifts
BENEFICIARY
person who receives a good or benefit
BIBLIOPHILE
book lover
BON VIVANT
Fr. for one given to luxurious living
BOOR
rude and insensitive person, lacking in refinement
BRAGGART
person who “toots his own horn”
BRIGAND
robber or bandit
BUFFOON
fool
BUREAUCRAT
an official in a bureaucracy (administrative org.)
CALLIGRAPHER
one who writes fancy script
CHAMELEON
one who changes with surroundings / company
CHANTEUSE
nightclub singer
CHAPERONE
one who supervising a young girl and her suitor
CHARLATAN
a fraud, a quack, an imposter
CHURL
surly, ill-bred person
CHAUVINIST
one who is overzealous and uncritical in attachment to a group, race, country, etc.
CLAIRVOYANT
one who has extrasensory perception
COHORT
companion, associate
CONFIDANT
one in whom you confide or tell your secrets to
CONJURER
one who calls forth, as by magic spell
CONNOISSEUR
one with expert knowledge and discriminating tastes; one who knows the best!
CONSTITUENT
one who is represented (as by a delegate elected to political office)
CONTENDER
one who has a chance at winning
COQUETTE
a flirty young girl
COURTESAN
a prostitute
CRONE
hag
CRONY
close associate or friend (negative connotation)
CURATE
clergyman who assists a pastor or vicar of a parish
CURATOR
person in charge of a museum
CURMUDGEON
surly, bad-tempered or stingy person (usually an old man)
CUSTODIAN
caretaker
CYNIC
one who doubts the truth and goodness of all