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deckhand |
Noun
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a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor |
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ditch digger |
Noun
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a laborer who digs ditches |
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desperado |
Noun
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a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) |
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drafter |
Noun
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a writer of a draft |
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decorator |
Noun
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someone who decorates |
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decorator |
Noun
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a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings |
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desperate criminal |
Noun
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a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) |
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draftsman |
Noun
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an artist skilled at drawing |
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draftsman |
Noun
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a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines |
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draughtsman |
Noun
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a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines |
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divergent thinker |
Noun
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a thinker who moves away from the problem as stated and often has novel ideas and solutions |
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deep-sea diver |
Noun
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a diver in the deeper parts of the sea |
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draftsperson |
Noun
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a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines |
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diviner |
Noun
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someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers |
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defamer |
Noun
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one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
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dragoman |
Noun
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an interpreter and guide in the Near East |
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divorcee |
Noun
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a divorced woman or a woman who is separated from her husband |
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dragoon |
Noun
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a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen |
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dragoon |
Verb
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subjugate by imposing troops |
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dragoon |
Verb
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compel by coercion, threats, or crude means |
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detainee |
Noun
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some held in custody |
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divorce lawyer |
Noun
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a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment |
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docent |
Noun
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a teacher at some universities |
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detective |
Noun
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a police officer who investigates crimes |
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detective |
Noun
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an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public |
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doc |
Noun
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a licensed medical practitioner |
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defaulter |
Noun
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a contestant who forfeits a match |
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defaulter |
Noun
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someone who fails to meet a financial obligation |
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defaulter |
Noun
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someone who fails to make a required appearance in court |
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deadbeat |
Noun
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someone who fails to meet a financial obligation |
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defeatist |
Noun
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someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions |
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detractor |
Noun
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one who disparages or belittles the worth of something |
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disparager |
Noun
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one who disparages or belittles the worth of something |
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defecator |
Noun
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a person who defecates |
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depreciator |
Noun
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one who disparages or belittles the worth of something |
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dodderer |
Noun
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one who dodders from old age and weakness |
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deus ex machina |
Noun
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any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty |
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defense attorney |
Noun
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the lawyer representing the defendant |
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deviationist |
Noun
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an ideological defector from the party line (especially from orthodox communism) |
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defense lawyer |
Noun
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the lawyer representing the defendant |
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devil's advocate |
Noun
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someone who takes the worse side just for the sake of argument |
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defense contractor |
Noun
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a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense |
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devil worshiper |
Noun
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someone who worships devils |
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dog catcher |
Noun
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an employee of a municipal pound who is hired to round up stray dogs and cats |
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devisee |
Noun
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someone to whom property (especially realty) is devised by will |
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delayer |
Noun
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a person who delays |
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doge |
Noun
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formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa |
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devisor |
Noun
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someone who devises real property in a will |
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delegate |
Noun
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a person appointed or elected to represent others |
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delegate |
Verb
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give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |