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acumen
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n 1: a tapering point
2: shrewdness shown by keen insight [syn: insightfulness,
acumen]
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albumen
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n 1: a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues
and liquids [syn: albumin, albumen]
2: the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective
gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly
of albumin dissolved in water; "she separated the whites from
the yolks of several eggs" [syn: egg white, white,
albumen, ovalbumin]
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albumin
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n 1: a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues
and liquids [syn: albumin, albumen]
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an
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n 1: an associate degree in nursing [syn: Associate in
Nursing, AN]
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backwoodsman
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n 1: a man who lives on the frontier [syn: frontiersman,
backwoodsman, mountain man]
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bandsman
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n 1: a player in a band (especially a military band)
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brakeman
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n 1: a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
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bushman
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n 1: a member of the race of nomadic hunters and gatherers who
live in southern Africa
2: a dweller in the Australian bush country
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businessman
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n 1: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business
(especially an owner or executive) [syn: businessman,
man of affairs]
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cameraman
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n 1: a photographer who operates a movie camera [syn:
cameraman, camera operator, cinematographer]
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cattleman
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n 1: a man who raises (or tends) cattle [syn: cattleman, cow
man, beef man]
2: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on
horseback [syn: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman,
cattleman, cowpoke, cowhand, cowherd]
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chessman
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n 1: any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the
game of chess [syn: chessman, chess piece]
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churchman
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n 1: a clergyman or other person in religious orders [syn:
cleric, churchman, divine, ecclesiastic]
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clansman
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n 1: a member of a clan [syn: clansman, clanswoman, clan
member]
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coachman
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n 1: a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
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coastguardsman
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n 1: a member of a coastguard
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congressman
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n 1: a member of the United States House of Representatives
[syn: congressman, congresswoman, representative]
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councilman
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n 1: a man who is a council member
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cracksman
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n 1: a thief who breaks open safes to steal valuable contents
[syn: safebreaker, safecracker, cracksman]
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craftsman
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n 1: a professional whose work is consistently of high quality;
"as an actor he was a consummate craftsman"
2: a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was
made by internationally famous craftsmen" [syn: craftsman,
crafter]
3: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn:
craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer]
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determine
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v 1: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment,
survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The
physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel
Prize" [syn: determine, find, find out, ascertain]
2: shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often
determines ability"; "mold public opinion" [syn: determine,
shape, mold, influence, regulate]
3: fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules" [syn:
determine, set]
4: decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify
the parameters" [syn: specify, set, determine,
define, fix, limit]
5: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We
finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: decide,
make up one's mind, determine]
6: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; "the tree determines the
border of the property"
7: settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the
argument" [syn: settle, square off, square up,
determine]
8: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by
making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she
speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he
speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
[syn: determine, check, find out, see, ascertain,
watch, learn]
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stockman
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n 1: farmer who breed or raises livestock [syn: stockman,
stock raiser, stock farmer]
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bergman
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n 1: Swedish film actress (1915-1982) [syn: Bergman, Ingrid
Bergman]
2: Swedish film director who used heavy symbolism and explored
the psychology of the characters (born 1918) [syn: Bergman,
Ingmar Bergman]
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draftsman
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n 1: a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines
[syn: draftsman, draughtsman, draftsperson]
2: an artist skilled at drawing [syn: draftsman, drawer]
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walkman
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n 1: (trademark) a pocket-sized stereo system with light weight
earphones
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benjamin
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n 1: gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation [syn:
benzoin, gum benzoin, benjamin, gum benjamin, asa
dulcis]
2: (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and
Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of
Israel
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lockman
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n 1: a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) [syn:
lockmaster, lockman, lockkeeper]
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almsman
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bailsman
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bachman
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bachmann
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brockman
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brockmann
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cockman
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hochman
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hockman
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kochman
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rockman
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zachmann
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