candelabrum | (noun) branched candlestick; ornamental; has several lights | Synonyms: candelabra |
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candelilla | (noun) wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States | Synonyms: Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
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(noun) wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Synonyms: Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis |
candida | (noun) any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida | - |
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candidacy | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: campaigning, candidature, electioneering, political campaign |
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candidate | (noun) someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | Synonyms: prospect |
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(noun) a politician who is running for public office | Synonyms: campaigner, nominee |
candidature | (noun) the campaign of a candidate to be elected | Synonyms: campaigning, candidacy, electioneering, political campaign |
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candidiasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: monilia disease, moniliasis |
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candidness | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candor, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness |
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candle | (noun) stick of wax with a wick in the middle | Synonyms: taper, wax light |
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(noun) the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin | Synonyms: candela, cd, standard candle |
candleberry | (noun) deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with grey-green wax-coated berries | Synonyms: bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica, swamp candleberry, waxberry |
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candlelight | (noun) the light provided by a burning candle | Synonyms: candle flame |
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candlemaker | (noun) a person who makes or sells candles | - |
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candlenut | (noun) large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles | Synonyms: Aleurites moluccana, varnish tree |
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(noun) seed of candlenut tree; source of oil used in varnishes | - |
candlepin | (noun) a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin | - |
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candlepins | (noun) a bowling game using slender bowling pins | Synonyms: candlepin bowling |
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candlepower | (noun) luminous intensity measured in candelas | Synonyms: light intensity |
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candlesnuffer | (noun) an implement with a small cup at the end of a handle; used to extinguish the flame of a candle | - |
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candlestick | (noun) a holder with sockets for candles | Synonyms: candle holder |
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candlewick | (noun) the wick of a candle | - |
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(noun) loops of soft yarn are cut to give a tufted pattern | - |
candlewood | (noun) any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light | - |
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candor | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candidness, candour, directness, forthrightness, frankness |
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(noun) ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty | Synonyms: candour, fair-mindedness, fairness |
candour | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candidness, candor, directness, forthrightness, frankness |
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(noun) ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty | Synonyms: candor, fair-mindedness, fairness |
candy | (noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | Synonyms: confect |
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candyfloss | (noun) a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature | Synonyms: cotton candy, spun sugar |
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candymaker | (noun) someone who makes candies and other sweets | Synonyms: confectioner |
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candytuft | (noun) any of various flowering plants of the genus Iberis cultivated for their showy clusters of white to red or purple flowers; native to Mediterranean region | - |
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candyweed | (noun) bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers | Synonyms: orange milkwort, Polygala lutea, yellow bachelor's button, yellow milkwort |
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caranda | (noun) South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax | Synonyms: caranda palm, caranday, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australis, wax palm |
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caranday | (noun) South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax | Synonyms: caranda, caranda palm, Copernicia alba, Copernicia australis, wax palm |
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carborundum | (noun) an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals | - |
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celandine | (noun) perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers | Synonyms: Chelidonium majus, greater celandine, swallow wort, swallowwort |
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(noun) North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil | Synonyms: Impatiens capensis, jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, touch-me-not |
chandelier | (noun) branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | Synonyms: pendant, pendent |
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chandelle | (noun) a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction | - |
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chandler | (noun) a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints | - |
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(noun) a retail dealer in provisions and supplies | - |
chandlery | (noun) a storeroom where candles are kept | - |
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(noun) candles and other commodities sold by a chandler | - |
chondrichthian | (noun) fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified | Synonyms: cartilaginous fish |
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chondrin | (noun) a substance that resembles gelatin and is obtained by boiling cartilage in water | - |
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chondriosome | (noun) an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy | Synonyms: mitochondrion |
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chondrite | (noun) a rock of meteoric origin containing chondrules | - |
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chondrodystrophy | (noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | Synonyms: achondroplasia, achondroplasty, osteosclerosis congenita |
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chondroma | (noun) a common benign tumor of cartilage cells | - |
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chondrosarcoma | (noun) a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells | - |
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chondrule | (noun) small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks | - |
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cinder | (noun) a fragment of incombustible matter left after a wood or coal or charcoal fire | Synonyms: clinker |
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coastland | (noun) land in a coastal area | - |
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codefendant | (noun) a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action | Synonyms: co-defendant |
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cofounder | (noun) one of a group of founders | - |
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colander | (noun) bowl-shaped strainer; used to wash or drain foods | Synonyms: cullender |
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command | (noun) the power or authority to command | - |
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(noun) availability for use | - |
(noun) great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | Synonyms: control, mastery |
(noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | Synonyms: bid, bidding, dictation |
(noun) (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | Synonyms: instruction, program line, statement |
(noun) a military unit or region under the control of a single officer | - |
(noun) a position of highest authority | - |
commandant | (noun) an officer in command of a military unit | Synonyms: commander, commanding officer |
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commander | (noun) an officer in command of a military unit | Synonyms: commandant, commanding officer |
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(noun) a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain | - |
(noun) an officer in the airforce | Synonyms: air force officer |
(noun) someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others | - |
commandership | (noun) the position or office of commander | Synonyms: commandery |
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commandery | (noun) the position or office of commander | Synonyms: commandership |
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commandment | (noun) a doctrine that is taught | Synonyms: precept, teaching |
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(noun) something that is commanded | - |
commando | (noun) an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory | - |
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(noun) a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids | Synonyms: ranger |
commendation | (noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement | Synonyms: citation |
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(noun) a message expressing a favorable opinion | Synonyms: approval |
compander | (noun) a system for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of a signal at a transmitter or recorder by first compressing the volume range of the signal and then restoring it to its original amplitude level at the receiving or reproducing apparatus. | - |
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compendium | (noun) a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work | - |
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(noun) a publication containing a variety of works | Synonyms: collection |
compound | (noun) an enclosure of residences and other building (especially in the Orient) | - |
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(noun) a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts | - |
(noun) a word (as anthropology, kilocycle, builder) consisting of any of various combinations of words, combining forms, or affixes. | Synonyms: compound word |
(noun) (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Synonyms: chemical compound |
compounding | (noun) the act of combining things to form a new whole | Synonyms: combination, combining |
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condemnation | (noun) (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) | - |
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(noun) (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | Synonyms: conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence |
(noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: disapprobation |
(noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: curse, execration |
(noun) the condition of being strongly disapproved of | - |
condensate | (noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | Synonyms: condensation |
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(noun) a product of condensation | - |
condensation | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something | Synonyms: condensing |
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(noun) (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams | - |
(noun) a shortened version of a written work | Synonyms: abridgement, abridgment, capsule |
(noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | Synonyms: compression, contraction |
(noun) atmospheric moisture that has condensed because of cold | Synonyms: condensate |
(noun) the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state | - |
condenser | (noun) lens used to concentrate light on an object | Synonyms: optical condenser |
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(noun) an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | Synonyms: capacitance, capacitor, electrical condenser |
(noun) a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat | - |
(noun) an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid | - |
condensing | (noun) the act of increasing the density of something | Synonyms: condensation |
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condescendingness | (noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescension |
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condescension | (noun) the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior | Synonyms: disdainfulness, superciliousness |
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(noun) affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for differences of position or rank | Synonyms: condescendingness |
(noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | Synonyms: disdain, patronage |
condiment | (noun) a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment | - |
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condition | (noun) information that should be kept in mind when making a decision | Synonyms: circumstance, consideration |
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(noun) the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition | Synonyms: experimental condition |
(noun) an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else | Synonyms: precondition, stipulation |
(noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement | Synonyms: strings, term |
(noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: status |
(noun) a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing | - |
(noun) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') | Synonyms: shape |
(noun) an illness, disease, or other medical problem | - |
conditionality | (noun) the state of being conditional | - |
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conditioner | (noun) exercise that conditions the body | - |
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(noun) a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make things softer | - |
(noun) a trainer of athletes | - |
conditioning | (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | - |
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conditions | (noun) the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation | Synonyms: atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition |
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(noun) the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare | - |
(noun) the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | - |
condo | (noun) one of the dwelling units in a condominium | Synonyms: condominium |
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condolence | (noun) an expression of sympathy with another's grief | Synonyms: commiseration |
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condom | (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety |
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condominium | (noun) housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned | - |
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(noun) one of the dwelling units in a condominium | Synonyms: condo |
condonation | (noun) a pardon by treating the offender as if the offense had not occurred | - |
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condor | (noun) the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere | - |
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conduct | (noun) manner of acting or controlling yourself | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, doings |
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(noun) (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people | Synonyms: behavior, behaviour, demeanor, demeanour, deportment |
conductance | (noun) a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance | - |
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conducting | (noun) the way of administering a business | - |
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(noun) the direction of an orchestra or choir | - |
conduction | (noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | Synonyms: conductivity |
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conductivity | (noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | Synonyms: conduction |
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conductor | (noun) a device designed to transmit electricity, heat, etc. | - |
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(noun) the person who leads a musical group | Synonyms: director, music director |
(noun) the person who collects fares on a public conveyance | - |
(noun) a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat | - |
conductress | (noun) a woman conductor | - |
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conduit | (noun) a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | - |
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condyle | (noun) a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone | - |
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condylion | (noun) the craniometric point at the tip of the mandibular condyle | - |
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contender | (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | Synonyms: challenger, competition, competitor, rival |
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contraband | (noun) goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law | - |
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contrabandist | (noun) someone who imports or exports without paying duties | Synonyms: moon-curser, moon curser, runner, smuggler |
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contraindication | (noun) (medicine) a reason that makes it inadvisable to prescribe a particular drug or employ a particular procedure or treatment | - |
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conundrum | (noun) a difficult problem | Synonyms: brain-teaser, enigma, riddle |
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coondog | (noun) any dog trained to hunt raccoons | - |
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coonhound | (noun) any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting raccoons | - |
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corespondent | (noun) the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding | Synonyms: co-respondent |
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coriander | (noun) parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro |
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(noun) dried coriander seeds used whole or ground | Synonyms: coriander seed |
(noun) Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley | Synonyms: Chinese parsley, cilantro, coriander plant, Coriandrum sativum |
correspondence | (noun) similarity by virtue of corresponding | Synonyms: parallelism |
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(noun) compatibility of observations | Synonyms: agreement |
(noun) (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane | Synonyms: balance, symmetricalness, symmetry |
(noun) communication by the exchange of letters | - |
(noun) the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount | Synonyms: commensurateness, proportionateness |
correspondent | (noun) someone who communicates by means of letters | Synonyms: letter writer |
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(noun) a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: newswriter |