Words that rhyme with acre

  • hatmaker
    n 1: someone who makes and sells hats [syn: hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste]
  • alligator
    n 1: leather made from alligator's hide 2: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator] v 1: crack and acquire the appearance of alligator hide, as from weathering or improper application; of paint and varnishes
  • animator
    n 1: someone who imparts energy and vitality and spirit to other people [syn: energizer, energiser, vitalizer, vitaliser, animator] 2: the technician who produces animated cartoons
  • antimatter
    n 1: matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal substances
  • applicator
    n 1: a device for applying a substance [syn: applicator, applier]
  • arbitrator
    n 1: 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]
  • are
    n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
  • articulator
    n 1: someone who pronounces words 2: a movable speech organ
  • aspirator
    n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid
  • attacker
    n 1: someone who attacks [syn: attacker, aggressor, assailant, assaulter]
  • automaker
    n 1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: car manufacturer, car maker, carmaker, auto manufacturer, auto maker, automaker]
  • baker
    n 1: someone who bakes commercially 2: someone who bakes bread or cake [syn: baker, bread maker]
  • barker
    n 1: someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers 2: informal terms for dogs [syn: pooch, doggie, doggy, barker, bow-wow]
  • bellyacher
    n 1: a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining [syn: whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker]
  • bespatter
    v 1: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food" [syn: spatter, bespatter]
  • boneshaker
    n 1: any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; "that old bike without rubber tires was a real boneshaker"
  • bookmaker
    n 1: a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books 2: a gambler who accepts and pays off bets (especially on horse races) [syn: bookmaker, bookie]
  • bookmarker
    n 1: a marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place [syn: bookmark, bookmarker]
  • breaker
    n 1: a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone [syn: breaker, ledgeman] 2: waves breaking on the shore [syn: surf, breaker, breakers] 3: a device that trips like a switch and opens the circuit when overloaded [syn: circuit breaker, breaker]
  • bushwhacker
    n 1: a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person [syn: hillbilly, bushwhacker] 2: a Confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War
  • cabinetmaker
    n 1: a woodworker who specializes in making furniture [syn: cabinetmaker, furniture maker]
  • calculator
    n 1: an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) [syn: calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer] 2: a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations [syn: calculator, calculating machine]
  • caretaker
    n 1: a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) 2: an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily; "he acted as a caretaker until a new president could be elected"
  • carmaker
    n 1: a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles [syn: car manufacturer, car maker, carmaker, auto manufacturer, auto maker, automaker]
  • carpetbagger
    n 1: an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"
  • clockmaker
    n 1: someone whose occupation is making or repairing clocks and watches [syn: clocksmith, clockmaker]
  • collaborator
    n 1: someone who assists in a plot [syn: confederate, collaborator, henchman, partner in crime] 2: someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force [syn: collaborator, collaborationist, quisling] 3: an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest; "the musician and the librettist were collaborators"; "sexual partners" [syn: collaborator, cooperator, partner, pardner]
  • commentator
    n 1: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: observer, commentator] 2: a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day [syn: commentator, reviewer]
  • communicator
    n 1: a person who communicates with others
  • cowcatcher
    n 1: an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track [syn: fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot]
  • creator
    n 1: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 2: a person who grows or makes or invents things
  • crusader
    n 1: a disputant who advocates reform [syn: reformer, reformist, crusader, social reformer, meliorist] 2: a warrior who engages in a holy war; "the Crusaders tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims"
  • cultivator
    n 1: someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil [syn: agriculturist, agriculturalist, cultivator, grower, raiser] 2: a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) [syn: cultivator, tiller]
  • cur
    n 1: an inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur, mongrel, mutt] 2: a cowardly and despicable person
  • debater
    n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
  • decorator
    n 1: a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings [syn: interior designer, designer, interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator] 2: someone who decorates [syn: decorator, ornamentalist]
  • deflator
    n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars
  • demonstrator
    n 1: a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught 2: someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer [syn: demonstrator, sales demonstrator] 3: someone who participates in a public display of group feeling [syn: demonstrator, protester]
  • denominator
    n 1: the divisor of a fraction
  • detonator
    n 1: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive [syn: detonator, detonating device, cap]
  • dictator
    n 1: a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine 2: a ruler who is unconstrained by law [syn: dictator, potentate] 3: a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner; "my boss is a dictator who makes everyone work overtime" [syn: authoritarian, dictator]
  • dilator
    n 1: a muscle or nerve that dilates or widens a body part 2: a drug that causes dilation 3: a surgical instrument that is used to dilate or distend an opening or an organ [syn: dilator, dilater]
  • dispatcher
    n 1: the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition [syn: starter, dispatcher] 2: employee of a transportation company who controls the departures of vehicles according to weather conditions and in the interest of efficient service
  • dressmaker
    n 1: someone who makes or mends dresses [syn: dressmaker, modiste, needlewoman, seamstress, sempstress]
  • faker
    n 1: a person who makes deceitful pretenses [syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player]
  • fakir
    n 1: a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man [syn: fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir]
  • filmmaker
    n 1: a producer of motion pictures [syn: film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker]
  • glassmaker
    n 1: someone who makes glass
  • haymaker
    n 1: a farm machine that treats hay to cause more rapid and even drying [syn: haymaker, hay conditioner] 2: a hard punch that renders the opponent unable to continue boxing [syn: haymaker, knockout punch, KO punch, Sunday punch]
  • holidaymaker
    n 1: someone who travels for pleasure [syn: tourist, tourer, holidaymaker]
  • homemaker
    n 1: a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income [syn: housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house]
  • housebreaker
    n 1: a burglar who unlawfully breaks into and enters another person's house [syn: housebreaker, cat burglar] 2: a wrecker of houses; "in England a housewrecker is called a housebreaker" [syn: housewrecker, housebreaker]
  • icebreaker
    n 1: a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation [syn: icebreaker, iceboat] 2: a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere; "he told jokes as an icebreaker"
  • jawbreaker
    n 1: a large round hard candy 2: a word that is hard to pronounce
  • kingmaker
    n 1: English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471) [syn: Warwick, Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville, Kingmaker] 2: an important person who can bring leaders to power through the exercise of political influence; "the Earl of Warwick was the first kingmaker"
  • lawbreaker
    n 1: someone who violates the law [syn: violator, lawbreaker, law offender]
  • lawmaker
    n 1: a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws [syn: lawgiver, lawmaker]
  • maker
    n 1: a person who makes things [syn: maker, shaper] 2: terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God [syn: Godhead, Lord, Creator, Maker, Divine, God Almighty, Almighty, Jehovah] 3: a business engaged in manufacturing some product [syn: manufacturer, maker, manufacturing business]
  • marker
    n 1: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel" 2: a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep" [syn: marker, marking, mark] 3: a writing implement for making a mark
  • matchmaker
    n 1: someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others [syn: matchmaker, matcher, marriage broker]
  • merrymaker
    n 1: a celebrant who shares in a noisy party; "the clubs attract revelers as young as thirteen" [syn: reveler, reveller, merrymaker]
  • mischief
    n 1: reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others [syn: mischief, mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan] 2: the quality or nature of being harmful or evil [syn: maleficence, mischief, balefulness] [ant: beneficence]
  • moneymaker
    n 1: someone who is successful in accumulating wealth 2: a project that generates a continuous flow of money [syn: moneymaker, money-spinner, cash cow]
  • moussaka
    n 1: casserole of eggplant and ground lamb with onion and tomatoes bound with white sauce and beaten eggs
  • muckraker
    n 1: one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) [syn: muckraker, mudslinger]
  • nacre
    n 1: the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell [syn: mother-of-pearl, nacre]
  • noisemaker
    n 1: a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration
  • nosy
    adj 1: offensively curious or inquisitive; "curious about the neighbor's doings"; "he flipped through my letters in his nosy way"; "prying eyes"; "the snoopy neighbor watched us all day" [syn: nosy, nosey, prying, snoopy]
  • pacemaker
    n 1: a leading instance in its field; "the new policy will be a pacesetter in community relations" [syn: pacesetter, pacemaker] 2: a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the heartbeat [syn: pacemaker, cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node, SA node] 3: an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker [syn: pacemaker, artificial pacemaker] 4: a horse used to set the pace in racing [syn: pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter]
  • parka
    n 1: a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term) [syn: parka, windbreaker, windcheater, anorak]
  • parker
    n 1: United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955) [syn: Parker, Charlie Parker, Yardbird Parker, Bird Parker, Charles Christopher Parker] 2: United States writer noted for her sharp wit (1893-1967) [syn: Parker, Dorothy Parker, Dorothy Rothschild Parker]
  • partaker
    n 1: someone who has or gives or receives a part or a share [syn: partaker, sharer]
  • peacemaker
    n 1: someone who tries to bring peace [syn: conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler] 2: a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than 500 rounds per minute; used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War [syn: Browning machine gun, Peacemaker]
  • playmaker
    n 1: a player in a team sport who leads attacks or maneuvers in such a way that a teammate can score
  • printmaker
    n 1: an artist who designs and makes prints [syn: printmaker, graphic artist]
  • Quaker
    n 1: a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) [syn: Friend, Quaker] 2: one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear [syn: quaker, trembler]
  • rainmaker
    n 1: executive who is very successful in bringing in business to his company or firm 2: American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain
  • saltshaker
    n 1: a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling salt [syn: saltshaker, salt shaker]
  • shaker
    n 1: a person who wields power and influence; "a shaker of traditional beliefs"; "movers and shakers in the business world" [syn: shaker, mover and shaker] 2: a member of Christian group practicing celibacy and communal living and common possession of property and separation from the world 3: a container in which something can be shaken
  • shoemaker
    n 1: a person who makes or repairs shoes [syn: cobbler, shoemaker]
  • taker
    n 1: one who accepts an offer 2: one who takes a bet or wager
  • tentmaker
    n 1: someone who makes or repairs tents
  • tiebreaker
    n 1: overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
  • toolmaker
    n 1: someone skilled in making or repairing tools
  • troublemaker
    n 1: someone who deliberately stirs up trouble [syn: troublemaker, trouble maker, troubler, mischief- maker, bad hat]
  • undertaker
    n 1: one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: mortician, undertaker, funeral undertaker, funeral director]
  • watchmaker
    n 1: someone who makes or repairs watches [syn: watchmaker, horologist, horologer]
  • wiseacre
    n 1: an upstart who makes conceited, sardonic, insolent comments [syn: wise guy, smart aleck, wiseacre, wisenheimer, weisenheimer]
  • belabor
    v 1: to work at or to absurd length; "belabor the obvious" [syn: belabor, belabour] 2: attack verbally with harsh criticism; "She was belabored by her fellow students" [syn: belabor, belabour] 3: beat soundly [syn: belabour, belabor]
  • paca
    n 1: large burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food [syn: paca, Cuniculus paca]
  • steelmaker
    n 1: a worker engaged in making steel [syn: steelmaker, steelworker, steelman]
  • basketmaker
    n 1: someone skilled in weaving baskets [syn: basketweaver, basketmaker]
  • candlemaker
    n 1: a person who makes or sells candles
  • wanamaker
    n 1: United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922) [syn: Wanamaker, John Wanamaker]
  • cloaca
    n 1: (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open 2: a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water [syn: sewer, sewerage, cloaca]
  • jamaica
    n 1: a country on the island of Jamaica; became independent of England in 1962; much poverty; the major industry is tourism 2: an island in the West Indies to the south of Cuba and to the west of Haiti
  • heartbreaker
    n 1: a charming person who is irresponsible in emotional relationships 2: a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute
  • sailmaker
    n 1: a maker of sails
  • shirtmaker
    n 1: a maker of shirts
  • speechmaker
    n 1: a person who delivers a speech or oration [syn: orator, speechmaker, rhetorician, public speaker, speechifier]

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