Words that rhyme with maitre

n 1: one who shortens or abridges or condenses a written work [syn: abridger, abbreviator]

n 1: one who formally relinquishes an office or responsibility

n 1: (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription [ant: inhibitor]

n 1: a mechanism that puts something into automatic action

n 1: a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes

n 1: someone who administers a business [syn: administrator, decision maker] 2: the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor 3: someone who manages a government agency or department [syn: administrator, executive]

n 1: any substance that lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance; "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use" [syn: adulterant, adulterator] 2: a changer who lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance

n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent]

n 1: an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as sewage)

n 1: one who agitates; a political troublemaker [syn: agitator, fomenter]

n 1: a therapist who makes suffering more endurable 2: remedy that alleviates pain without curing [syn: palliative, alleviant, alleviator]

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

n 1: an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)

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

n 1: a total destroyer

n 1: a commentator who writes notes to a text

n 1: one who anticipates [syn: anticipator, anticipant]

n 1: a device for applying a substance [syn: applicator, applier]

n 1: a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; "he is not an appreciator of our dilemma"

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]

n 1: someone who pronounces words 2: a movable speech organ

n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid

n 1: a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "his assassins were hunted down like animals"; "assassinators of kings and emperors" [syn: assassin, assassinator, bravo]

n 1: one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity [syn: appraiser, authenticator]

n 1: someone who operates an aircraft [syn: aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer]

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]

v 1: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 2: supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

n 1: a person who is celebrating [syn: celebrant, celebrator, celebrater]

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]

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]

n 1: a person who communicates with others

n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

n 1: a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano [syn: volcanic crater, crater] 2: a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus 3: a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

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

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]

n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]

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]

n 1: a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

n 1: an insect that strips the leaves from plants

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]

n 1: the divisor of a fraction

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]

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]

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]

n 1: a person who (or that which) differentiates [syn: differentiator, discriminator]

n 1: Belgian cosmologist who proposed the big-bang theory of the origin of the universe (1894-1966) [syn: Lemaitre, Georges Henri Lemaitre, Edouard Lemaitre]

n 1: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion [syn: allocator, distributor]

n 1: mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion [syn: carburetor, carburettor]

n 1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre] 2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum]

n 1: an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)

n 1: a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full" [syn: theater, theatre, house] 2: the art of writing and producing plays [syn: dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre] 3: a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years" [syn: field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations]