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cater
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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
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coordinator
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n 1: someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously
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crater
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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
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creator
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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
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curator
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n 1: the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
[syn: curator, conservator]
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debater
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n 1: someone who engages in debate [syn: debater, arguer]
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dictator
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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]
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gaiter
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n 1: a cloth covering (a legging) that covers the instep and
ankles [syn: spat, gaiter]
2: a shoe covering the ankle with elastic gores in the sides
3: legging consisting of a cloth or leather covering for the leg
from the knee to the ankle
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gator
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n 1: either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but
with shorter broader snouts [syn: alligator, gator]
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hater
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n 1: a person who hates
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later
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adv 1: happening at a time subsequent to a reference time; "he
apologized subsequently"; "he's going to the store but
he'll be back here later"; "it didn't happen until
afterward"; "two hours after that" [syn: subsequently,
later, afterwards, afterward, after, later on]
2: at some eventual time in the future; "By and by he'll
understand"; "I'll see you later" [syn: by and by, later]
3: comparative of the adverb `late'; "he stayed later than you
did"
adj 1: coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior
argument"; "the mood posterior to" [syn: later(a),
ulterior, posterior]
2: at or toward an end or late period or stage of development;
"the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the
disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
[syn: late, later(a)] [ant: early]
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mater
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n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes
used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
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skater
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n 1: someone who skates
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stator
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n 1: mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a
motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves
[syn: stator, stator coil] [ant: rotor, rotor coil]
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tater
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n 1: an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of
Ireland [syn: potato, white potato, Irish potato,
murphy, spud, tater]
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traitor
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n 1: someone who betrays his country by committing treason [syn:
traitor, treasonist]
2: a person who says one thing and does another [syn: double-
crosser, double-dealer, two-timer, betrayer,
traitor]
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translator
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n 1: a person who translates written messages from one language
to another [syn: translator, transcriber]
2: someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
[syn: interpreter, translator]
3: a program that translates one programming language into
another [syn: translator, translating program]
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vindicator
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n 1: a person who argues to defend or justify some policy or
institution; "an apologist for capital punishment" [syn:
apologist, vindicator, justifier]
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waiter
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n 1: a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a
restaurant) [syn: waiter, server]
2: a person who waits or awaits
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pater
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n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes
used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
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slater
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n 1: any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat
elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats [syn:
woodlouse, slater]
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stater
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n 1: any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
2: a resident of a particular state or group of states;
"Keystone stater"; "farm staters"
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decatur
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n 1: United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds
(1779-1820) [syn: Decatur, Stephen Decatur]
2: a city in central Illinois; Abraham Lincoln practiced law
here
3: a town in northern Alabama on the Tennessee River
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mercator
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n 1: Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the
Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) [syn:
Mercator, Gerardus Mercator, Gerhard Kremer]
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allocator
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n 1: a person with authority to allot or deal out or apportion
[syn: allocator, distributor]
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amphitheater
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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]
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annunciator
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n 1: an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has
been active (as on a telephone switchboard)
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castrator
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consolidator
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consummator
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corroborator
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ater
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claytor
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hayter
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debator
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