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agnostic
n. a person who believes the existence of God is impossible to prove
amateur
n. a person who pursues a study or sport as a pastime rather than as a profession
anarchist
n. a person who encourages revolt against established laws or government
aristocrat
n. a person who belongs to the highest or most privileged
ascetic
n. a person who practices self-denial as a spiritual discipline
authoritarian
n. a person who expects unquestioned obedience
autocrat
n. a person who rules with complete power and authority
avenger
n. a person who seeks justice or revenge
bard
n. a poet
belittler
n. a person who takes away the importance of another person or situation
benefactor
n. a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
beneficiary
n. a person or group that recieves funds or other benefits
boor
n. a person who is rude, clumsy, and lacking social manners
bourgeois
n. a person who belongs to the middle class
buffoon
n. a person who amuses others by joking or clowning around
bureaucrat
n. an official in a government or other administrative group (often who is concerned with details and order)
cartographer
n. a person who makes maps
cavalier
n. a man who is chivalrous and gallant
charlatan
n. a person who falsely claims to possess skills or knowledge; an imposter
chronicler
n. a person who keeps a record of events
clairvoyant
n. a person who can see the supernatural, such as spirits or the future
colleague
n. a person that one works with in the same field or profession
combatant
n. a person who fights
compatriot
n. a person from your own country
connoisseur
n. a person who is an expert critic in a certain field
constituent
n. a citizen who is represented in a government by an elected official
courtier
n. a member of a royal court or a person who seeks favor through excessive flattery
curator
n. a person who manages a museum
defector
n. a person who deserts a country or group in order to join another country or group
demagogue
n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
derelict
n. a person without a home, job, or property
despoiler
n. a person who steals goods
despot
n. a ruler with complete power
devotee
n. an ardent follower and admirer
dignitary
n. a person who has a high-ranking position
dilettante
n. a person who engages in an activity(such as art) without serious intentions or inquiry
dissembler
n. a person who conceals his real feelings by professing false beliefs
egotist
n. a person who is conceited, boastful, and self-centered
emancipator
n. a person who frees others from boundage
emissary
n. a person sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
entrepreneur
n. a person who organizes a buiseness venture and assumes the risk of it
expatriate
n. a person who lives outside his own country, often to renounce allegiance
explicator
n. a person who explains or interprets
glutton
n. a person who eats too much or who has an extreme capacity for something
gourmand
n. a person who enjoys eating good food
hedonist
n. a person dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure
iconoclast
n. a person who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
ingenue
n. an artless, innocent young girl(especially as portrayed on the stage)
insinuator
n. a person who gives hints or suggestions in a sly manner
interlocutor
n. a person who takes part in a conversation
layperson
n. a person who is not a member of the clergy or a particular profession
lobbyist
n. a person who persuades legislators to vote in favor of a specific cause
martinet
n. a person who rigidly demands that rules are followed; a strict disciplinarian
matriarch
n. the female head of a family
maverick
n. a person who chooses to be independent in behavior or thought
mediator
n. a person who negotiates or settles disagreements between parties
mercenary
n. a person hired to fight for a country other than his own
misanthrope
n. a person who hates and distrusts mankind
miscreant
n. a person who is evil or villainous
miser
n. a stingy person who lives in a miserable conditons in order to save money
missionary
n. a person who is sent on a religious or charitable mission
mogul
n. a very wealthy or powerful person
muse
n. the person who is the source of an artist's inspiration
narcissist
n. a person who has excessive love or admiration of himself
naysayer
n. a person who always expresses a negative attitude
nomad
n. a person without a permanent home, who wanders from place to place
obstructionist
n. a person who purposely blocks progress
oracle
n. a person who can see the future
pariah
n. a person who is rejected; an outcast
patriarch
n. the male head of a family
patron
n. a customer
philanthropist
n. a person who makes chartiable donations intended to increase human well-being
popularizer
n. a person who makes something popular with the general public
populist
n. a person who supports the rights and powers of the common people
prig
n. a person regarded as arrogant and annoying
prodigy
n. a person, often a child, who is extraordinary gifted or talented
proponent
n. a person who supports a cause; an advocate
proprietor
n. the owner of a buisness
protege
n. a person who recieves training, protection, or care from an influential person
prude
n. a person who is excessively concerned about proper behavior
pugilist
n. a person who fights with his fists; a boxer
pundit
n. a critic or expert
reactionary
n. a person who is extremely conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
recluse
n. a person who withdraws from society to live in seclusion
reformist
n. a person who favors reform
reviler
n. a person who uses abusive language
ruffian
n. a tough, violent person
rumormonger
n. a person who spreads rumors and gossip
sage
n. a person who is very wise
savant
n. a person who has learned extensive knowledge
scribe
n. a journalist or other writer
sycophant
n. a person who flatters others in order to gain personal favor, a brown-noser
toady
n. a person who flatters others in order to gain personal favor, a brown-noser
totalitarian
n. a leader of a government that has total control and authority over the people
troubadour
n. a traveling singer
understudy
n. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required
usurper
n. a person who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another
utilitarian
n. a person who believes that the value of something depends on its usefulness
utopian
n. a person who believes (often impractically) in an ideal society achieved through social reform
virtuoso
n. a person who has mastered a certain skill or field