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patriarch |
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the male head of family or tribe |
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patriarch |
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title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem) |
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petty juror |
Noun
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a member of a petit jury |
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petroleum geologist |
Noun
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a specialist in petroleum geology |
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paterfamilias |
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the male head of family or tribe |
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pipe major |
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the chief piper in a band of bagpipes |
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patriot |
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one who loves and defends his or her country |
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piper |
Noun
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someone who plays the bagpipe |
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pet sitter |
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someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home |
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patroller |
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someone on patrol duty |
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patron |
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a regular customer |
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patron |
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someone who supports or champions something |
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patron |
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the proprietor of an inn |
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pipe smoker |
Noun
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a smoker who uses a pipe |
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petter |
Noun
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a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
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pip-squeak |
Noun
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someone who is small and insignificant |
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petty officer |
Noun
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a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army |
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Pharaoh |
Noun
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the title of the ancient Egyptian kings |
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patroness |
Noun
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a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron |
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patronne |
Noun
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a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron |
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pharisee |
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a self-righteous or sanctimonious person |
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pistoleer |
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someone armed with a pistol (especially a soldier so armed) |
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patron saint |
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a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation |
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pharmacist |
Noun
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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
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patternmaker |
Noun
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someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking) |
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pituitary dwarf |
Noun
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a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf) |
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patzer |
Noun
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a poor chess player |
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pauper |
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a person who is very poor |
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pill pusher |
Noun
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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
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pavement artist |
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someone who draws on the pavement with colored chalks (hoping that passers-by will give them money) |
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pill roller |
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a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
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pivot man |
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the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver |
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pawer |
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a person who handles or caresses in a clumsy or overfamiliar manner |
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pharmacologist |
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someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) |
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place-kicker |
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(football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal |
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pawnbroker |
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a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security |
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pharmaceutical chemist |
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someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects) |
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placekicker |
Noun
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(football) a kicker who makes a place kick for a goal |
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payee |
Noun
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a person to whom money is paid |
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philanthropist |
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someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
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placeman |
Noun
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a disparaging term for an appointee |
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payer |
Noun
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a person who pays money for something |
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placeseeker |
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a disparaging term for an appointee |
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philatelist |
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a collector and student of postage stamps |
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placer miner |
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a miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging |
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paymaster |
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a person in charge of paying wages |
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plagiarist |
Noun
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someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own |
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pearl diver |
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a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
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philhellenist |
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an admirer of Greece and everything Greek |
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plagiarizer |
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someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own |