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collector
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n 1: a person who collects things [syn: collector,
aggregator]
2: a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or
taxes) [syn: collector, gatherer, accumulator]
3: a crater that has collected cosmic material hitting the earth
4: the electrode in a transistor through which a primary flow of
carriers leaves the region between the electrodes
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connecter
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n 1: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between
the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection,
connexion, connector, connecter, connective]
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connector
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n 1: an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the
connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between
the amplifier and the speakers" [syn: connection,
connexion, connector, connecter, connective]
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defector
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n 1: a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)
[syn: deserter, defector]
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detector
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n 1: any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or
pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a
distinctive manner [syn: detector, sensor, sensing
element]
2: rectifier that extracts modulation from a radio carrier wave
[syn: detector, demodulator]
3: electronic equipment that detects the presence of radio
signals or radioactivity
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director
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n 1: someone who controls resources and expenditures [syn:
director, manager, managing director]
2: member of a board of directors
3: someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in
the production of a show [syn: director, theater
director, theatre director]
4: the person who directs the making of a film [syn: film
director, director]
5: the person who leads a musical group [syn: conductor,
music director, director]
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elector
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n 1: a citizen who has a legal right to vote [syn: voter,
elector]
2: any of the German princes who were entitled to vote in the
election of new emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
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factor
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n 1: anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number
of factors determined the outcome"
2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition
are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a
sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an
effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: component,
constituent, element, factor, ingredient]
3: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into
another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn:
divisor, factor]
4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a
commission [syn: agent, factor, broker]
5: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when
multiplied together
6: an independent variable in statistics
7: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a
polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and
following the coding DNA as well as introns between the
exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were
formerly called factors" [syn: gene, cistron, factor]
v 1: resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the
number 15" [syn: factor, factor in, factor out]
2: be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a
company's profitability"
3: consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor
in the recent developments" [syn: factor, factor in,
factor out]
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hector
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n 1: (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by
Achilles during the Trojan War
v 1: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when
she was young" [syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat,
bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push
around]
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injector
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n 1: a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of
a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
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inspector
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n 1: a high ranking police officer
2: an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner
searched for clues" [syn: examiner, inspector]
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lector
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n 1: someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone
ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
[syn: lector, reader]
2: a public lecturer at certain universities [syn: lector,
lecturer, reader]
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nectar
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n 1: a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
2: fruit juice especially when undiluted
3: (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals
who ate it became immortal [syn: ambrosia, nectar]
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objector
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n 1: a person who dissents from some established policy [syn:
dissenter, dissident, protester, objector,
contestant]
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proctor
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n 1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: proctor,
monitor]
v 1: watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
[syn: invigilate, proctor]
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projector
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n 1: an optical device for projecting a beam of light
2: an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a
screen
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prospector
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n 1: someone who explores an area for mineral deposits
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protector
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n 1: a person who cares for persons or property [syn:
defender, guardian, protector, shielder]
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rector
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n 1: a person authorized to conduct religious worship;
"clergymen are usually called ministers in Protestant
churches" [syn: curate, minister of religion,
minister, parson, pastor, rector]
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reflector
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n 1: device that reflects radiation
2: optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that
produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece; "Isaac
Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668" [syn:
reflecting telescope, reflector]
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sector
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n 1: a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of
a circle
2: a social group that forms part of the society or the economy;
"the public sector"
3: a particular aspect of life or activity; "he was helpless in
an important sector of his life" [syn: sector, sphere]
4: the minimum track length that can be assigned to store
information; unless otherwise specified a sector of data
consists of 512 bytes
5: a portion of a military position
6: measuring instrument consisting of two graduated arms hinged
at one end
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selector
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n 1: a person who chooses or selects out [syn: picker,
chooser, selector]
2: a switch that is used to select among alternatives [syn:
selector, selector switch]
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spectre
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n 1: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the
apparition that confronted us" [syn: apparition,
phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter,
spectre]
2: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he
looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from
his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith,
specter, spectre]
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sphincter
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n 1: a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening [syn:
sphincter, anatomical sphincter, sphincter muscle]
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tractor
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n 1: a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and
other applications
2: a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large
trailers or vans
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vector
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n 1: a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
2: a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose
orientation in space is direction
3: any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries
and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria
and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids
are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists
talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"
[syn: vector, transmitter]
4: (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA
to a cell
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victor
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n 1: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor,
master, superior]
2: the contestant who wins the contest [syn: winner, victor]
[ant: also-ran, loser]
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specter
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n 1: a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he
looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from
his past" [syn: ghost, shade, spook, wraith,
specter, spectre]
2: a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the
apparition that confronted us" [syn: apparition, phantom,
phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre]
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corrector
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erector
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decter
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spector
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vivisector
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