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broker
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n 1: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for
a commission [syn: agent, factor, broker]
v 1: act as a broker
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carioca
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n 1: a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro
2: music composed for dancing the carioca
3: a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
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choker
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n 1: someone who kills by strangling [syn: garroter,
garrotter, strangler, throttler, choker]
2: an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively
because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he
wasn't a choker"
3: necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck [syn:
choker, collar, dog collar, neckband]
4: a high tight collar [syn: choker, ruff, ruffle, neck
ruff]
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coca
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n 1: a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives
of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: Erythroxylon
coca, coca, coca plant]
2: United States comedienne who starred in early television
shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001) [syn: Coca, Imogene
Coca]
3: dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also
contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their
stimulating effect
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joker
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n 1: a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes [syn: joker,
jokester]
2: a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some
joker is blocking the driveway" [syn: joker, turkey]
3: an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects
its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent; "when
I demanded my money he showed me the joker in the contract"
4: a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a
jester
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mediocre
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adj 1: moderate to inferior in quality; "they improved the
quality from mediocre to above average" [syn: mediocre,
second-rate]
2: lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average
merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair
health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre
to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
[syn: average, fair, mediocre, middling]
3: poor to middling in quality; "there have been good and
mediocre and bad artists"
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ochre
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adj 1: of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: ocher, ochre]
n 1: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and
ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: ocher, ochre]
2: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: ocher,
ochre]
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pawnbroker
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n 1: a person who lends money at interest in exchange for
personal property that is deposited as security
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poker
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n 1: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to
stir a fire [syn: poker, stove poker, fire hook,
salamander]
2: any of various card games in which players bet that they hold
the highest-ranking hand [syn: poker, poker game]
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smoker
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n 1: a person who smokes tobacco [syn: smoker, tobacco user]
[ant: nonsmoker]
2: a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men
only) [syn: stag party, smoker]
3: a passenger car for passengers who wish to smoke [syn:
smoker, smoking car, smoking carriage, smoking
compartment]
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soaker
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n 1: a heavy rain [syn: downpour, cloudburst, deluge,
waterspout, torrent, pelter, soaker]
2: a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually [syn:
alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush,
soaker, souse]
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stockbroker
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n 1: an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
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stoker
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n 1: Irish writer of the horror novel about Dracula (1847-1912)
[syn: Stoker, Bram Stoker, Abraham Stoker]
2: a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or
steamship) [syn: stoker, fireman]
3: a mechanical device for stoking a furnace
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tapioca
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n 1: granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken
especially puddings
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croaker
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n 1: the lean flesh of a saltwater fish caught along Atlantic
coast of southern U.S.
2: any of several fishes that make a croaking noise
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ocher
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adj 1: of a moderate orange-yellow color [syn: ocher, ochre]
n 1: a moderate yellow-orange to orange color [syn: ocher,
ochre]
2: any of various earths containing silica and alumina and
ferric oxide; used as a pigment [syn: ocher, ochre]
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zocor
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n 1: an oral lipid-lowering medicine (trade name Zocor)
administered to reduce blood cholesterol levels;
recommended after heart attacks [syn: simvastatin,
Zocor]
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nonsmoker
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n 1: a person who does not smoke tobacco [ant: smoker,
tobacco user]
2: a passenger car for passengers who want to avoid tobacco
smoke [syn: nonsmoker, nonsmoking car]
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judoka
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coker
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folker
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hoecker
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kocur
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koker
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kolker
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loker
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noecker
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schmoker
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stoecker
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exbroker
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rapoca
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boeker
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broecker
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broeker
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croker
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asoka
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avoca
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roker
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soca
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