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171 Nouns That End With IAN

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octogenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the eighties
ophidian (noun) limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous Synonyms: serpent, snake
optician (noun) a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision Synonyms: lens maker
ornithischian (noun) herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird Synonyms: ornithischian dinosaur
paediatrician (noun) a specialist in the care of babies Synonyms: baby doctor, pediatrician, pediatrist
parliamentarian (noun) an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures
patrician (noun) a member of the aristocracy Synonyms: aristocrat, blue blood
(noun) a person of refined upbringing and manners
pedestrian (noun) a person who travels by foot Synonyms: footer, walker
pediatrician (noun) a specialist in the care of babies Synonyms: baby doctor, paediatrician, pediatrist
peridinian (noun) flagellate with a thick test composed of plates
phonetician (noun) a specialist in phonetics
photometrician (noun) someone who practices photometry Synonyms: photometrist
physician (noun) a licensed medical practitioner Synonyms: doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico
planarian (noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts Synonyms: planaria
platitudinarian (noun) a bore who makes excessive use of platitudes
platyrrhinian (noun) hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails Synonyms: New World monkey, platyrrhine
plebeian (noun) one of the common people Synonyms: pleb
politician (noun) a person active in party politics Synonyms: pol, political leader, politico
(noun) a leader engaged in civil administration
(noun) a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways
postdiluvian (noun) anything living after Noah's flood
practician (noun) someone who practices a learned profession Synonyms: practitioner
predestinarian (noun) anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny Synonyms: determinist, fatalist, predestinationist
proboscidian (noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk Synonyms: proboscidean
proletarian (noun) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) Synonyms: prole, worker
prosimian (noun) primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
prototherian (noun) primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea
radian (noun) the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees) Synonyms: rad
radiolarian (noun) protozoa with amoeba-like bodies and radiating filamentous pseudopods
reptilian (noun) any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms Synonyms: reptile
rhetorician (noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration Synonyms: orator, public speaker, speechifier, speechmaker
ruffian (noun) a cruel and brutal fellow Synonyms: bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, tough, yob, yobbo, yobo
salientian (noun) any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species Synonyms: anuran, batrachian, frog, toad, toad frog
salutatorian (noun) a graduating student with the second highest academic rank; may deliver the opening address at graduation exercises Synonyms: salutatory speaker
sarcocystieian (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates Synonyms: sarcocystidean, sarcosporidian
sarcodinian (noun) protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods Synonyms: sarcodine
sarcosporidian (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates Synonyms: sarcocystidean, sarcocystieian
saurian (noun) any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards; in former classifications included also the crocodiles and dinosaurs
saurischian (noun) herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile Synonyms: saurischian dinosaur
sectarian (noun) a member of a sect Synonyms: sectarist, sectary
selachian (noun) any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks, rays, skates Synonyms: elasmobranch
seminarian (noun) a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary) Synonyms: seminarist
semiotician (noun) a specialist in the study of meaning Synonyms: semanticist
septuagenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the seventies
sertularian (noun) feathery colony of long-branched stems bearing stalkless paired polyps
sesquipedalian (noun) a very long word (a foot and a half long) Synonyms: sesquipedalia
sexagenarian (noun) someone whose age is in the sixties
simian (noun) an ape or monkey
sirenian (noun) any of two families of large herbivorous aquatic mammals with paddle-shaped tails and flipper-like forelimbs and no hind limbs Synonyms: sea cow, sirenian mammal
solitudinarian (noun) one who lives in solitude Synonyms: hermit, recluse, solitary, troglodyte
statistician (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) Synonyms: actuary
(noun) a mathematician who specializes in statistics Synonyms: mathematical statistician
steradian (noun) the unit of solid angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites Synonyms: sr
strategian (noun) an expert in strategy (especially in warfare) Synonyms: strategist
syntactician (noun) a linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax Synonyms: grammarian
tactician (noun) a person who is skilled at planning tactics
technician (noun) someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process
(noun) someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique
tellurian (noun) an inhabitant of the earth Synonyms: earthling, earthman, worldling
theologian (noun) someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology Synonyms: theologiser, theologist, theologizer
theoretician (noun) someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) Synonyms: idealogue, theoriser, theorist, theorizer
thespian (noun) a theatrical performer Synonyms: actor, histrion, player, role player
titanosaurian (noun) amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail; of the Cretaceous mostly in the Southern Hemisphere Synonyms: titanosaur
totalitarian (noun) an adherent of totalitarian principles or totalitarian government
tragedian (noun) an actor who specializes in tragic roles
(noun) a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
trigonometrician (noun) a mathematician specializing in trigonometry
utilitarian (noun) someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility
valedictorian (noun) the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement Synonyms: valedictory speaker
valerian (noun) a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or pink flowers
valetudinarian (noun) weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
vaudevillian (noun) a performer who works in vaudeville
vegetarian (noun) eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
vesuvian (noun) a green or yellow or brown mineral consisting of a hydrated silicate; it occurs as crystals in limestone and is used a gemstone Synonyms: idocrase, vesuvianite
veterinarian (noun) a doctor who practices veterinary medicine Synonyms: vet, veterinary, veterinary surgeon
vulgarian (noun) a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth)

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