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lifter |
Noun
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a thief who steals goods that are in a store |
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lifter |
Noun
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an athlete who lifts barbells |
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ledgeman |
Noun
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a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone |
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laughingstock |
Noun
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a victim of ridicule or pranks |
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line coach |
Noun
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an assistant football coach in charge of the linemen |
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looney |
Noun
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someone deranged and possibly dangerous |
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letter writer |
Noun
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someone who communicates by means of letters |
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lunger |
Noun
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a person with pulmonary tuberculosis |
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lunger |
Noun
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someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing) |
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lady |
Noun
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a woman of refinement |
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lady |
Noun
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a polite name for any woman |
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lagger |
Noun
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someone who takes more time than necessary |
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lotus-eater |
Noun
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someone indifferent to the busy world |
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leaver |
Noun
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someone who leaves |
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lieutenant |
Noun
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an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent |
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lieutenant |
Noun
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an officer in a police force |
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lieutenant |
Noun
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a commissioned military officer |
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lieutenant |
Noun
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an officer holding a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard |
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libeler |
Noun
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one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
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lobsterback |
Noun
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British soldier |
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locomotive engineer |
Noun
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the operator of a railway locomotive |
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linesman |
Noun
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a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines |
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linesman |
Noun
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official (in tennis, soccer, football, etc.) who assists the referee in some way (especially by watching for out of bounds or offside) |
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liftman |
Noun
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a man employed to operate an elevator |
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lunkhead |
Noun
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a stupid person |
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live wire |
Noun
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an alert and energetic person |
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litterateur |
Noun
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a writer of literary works |
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little girl |
Noun
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a youthful female person |
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libber |
Noun
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a supporter of feminism |
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lady friend |
Noun
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a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved |
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lusus naturae |
Noun
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a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed |
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linksman |
Noun
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someone who plays the game of golf |
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limper |
Noun
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someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait |
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literary hack |
Noun
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a mediocre and disdained writer |
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listener |
Noun
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someone who listens attentively |
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lady of the house |
Noun
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a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income |
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learned person |
Noun
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someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field |
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loafer |
Noun
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A type of low cut slip on shoe |
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loafer |
Noun
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person who does no work |
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layabout |
Noun
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person who does no work |
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lasher |
Noun
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a driver who urges the animals on with lashes of a whip |
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licensee |
Noun
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someone to whom a license is granted |
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lass |
Noun
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a girl or young woman who is unmarried |
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licenser |
Noun
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an official who can issue a license or give authoritative permission (especially one who licenses publications) |
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lassie |
Noun
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a girl or young woman who is unmarried |
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licentiate |
Noun
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holds a license (degree) from a (European) university |
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lie-abed |
Noun
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a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour |
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latchkey child |
Noun
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a school-age child who is home without adult supervision for part of the day (especially after school until a parent returns home from work) |
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lieder singer |
Noun
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a singer of lieder |
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latecomer |
Noun
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someone who arrives late |