Words that rhyme with accipiter

  • arbiter
    n 1: someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion" [syn: arbiter, supreme authority] 2: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" [syn: arbiter, arbitrator, umpire]
  • auditor
    n 1: someone who listens attentively [syn: hearer, listener, auditor, attender] 2: a student who attends a course but does not take it for credit 3: a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization
  • bitter
    adv 1: extremely and sharply; "it was bitterly cold"; "bitter cold" [syn: piercingly, bitterly, bitingly, bitter] adj 1: marked by strong resentment or cynicism; "an acrimonious dispute"; "bitter about the divorce" [syn: acrimonious, bitter] 2: very difficult to accept or bear; "the bitter truth"; "a bitter sorrow" 3: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique" [syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic] 4: expressive of severe grief or regret; "shed bitter tears" 5: proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity; "a bitter struggle"; "bitter enemies" 6: causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter" 7: causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold; "bitter cold"; "a biting wind" [syn: biting, bitter] n 1: English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) 2: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth [syn: bitter, bitterness] 3: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste [syn: bitterness, bitter] v 1: make bitter
  • butter
    n 1: an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use 2: a fighter who strikes the opponent with his head v 1: spread butter on; "butter bread"
  • competitor
    n 1: the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" [syn: rival, challenger, competitor, competition, contender]
  • creditor
    n 1: a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists [ant: debitor, debtor]
  • cricketer
    n 1: an athlete who plays cricket
  • dieter
    n 1: a person who diets
  • editor
    n 1: a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine) [syn: editor, editor in chief] 2: (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data [syn: editor program, editor]
  • exhibitor
    n 1: someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see [syn: exhibitor, exhibitioner, shower]
  • inhibitor
    n 1: a substance that retards or stops an activity [ant: activator]
  • marketer
    n 1: someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money [syn: seller, marketer, vender, vendor, trafficker]
  • orbiter
    n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter]
  • predator
    n 1: someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: marauder, predator, vulture, piranha] 2: any animal that lives by preying on other animals [syn: predator, predatory animal]
  • presbyter
    n 1: an elder in the Presbyterian Church
  • proprietor
    n 1: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" [syn: owner, proprietor]
  • rioter
    n 1: troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
  • trumpeter
    n 1: a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet [syn: trumpeter, cornetist] 2: (formal) a person who announces important news; "the chieftain had a herald who announced his arrival with a trumpet" [syn: herald, trumpeter] 3: large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated 4: large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry [syn: trumpeter, trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator]
  • jupiter
    n 1: the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky 2: (Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus [syn: Jupiter, Jove]
  • subeditor
    n 1: an assistant editor
  • obiter
  • botha
  • picketer

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