auctioneer | (noun) an agent who conducts an auction | - |
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(verb) sell at an auction | Synonyms: auction, auction off |
buccaneer | (noun) someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | Synonyms: pirate, sea robber, sea rover |
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(verb) live like a buccaneer | - |
cannoneer | (noun) a serviceman in the artillery | Synonyms: artilleryman, gunner, machine gunner |
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carabineer | (noun) a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine | Synonyms: carabinier, carbineer |
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carbineer | (noun) a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine | Synonyms: carabineer, carabinier |
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conventioneer | (noun) someone who attends a convention | - |
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domineer | (verb) rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner | Synonyms: tyrannise, tyrannize |
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electioneer | (verb) work actively for a political candidate or a party | - |
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engineer | (noun) a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems | Synonyms: applied scientist, technologist |
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(noun) the operator of a railway locomotive | Synonyms: engine driver, locomotive engineer, railroad engineer |
(verb) plan and direct (a complex undertaking) | Synonyms: direct, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize |
(verb) design as an engineer | - |
harpooneer | (noun) someone who launches harpoons | Synonyms: harpooner |
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mountaineer | (noun) someone who climbs mountains | Synonyms: mountain climber |
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(verb) climb mountains for pleasure as a sport | - |
mutineer | (noun) someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers) | - |
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pioneer | (noun) one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory | - |
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(noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | Synonyms: groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer |
(verb) open up and explore a new area | - |
(verb) open up an area or prepare a way | Synonyms: open up |
(verb) take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | Synonyms: initiate |
scrutineer | (noun) someone who examines votes at an election | Synonyms: canvasser |
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sloganeer | (noun) someone who coins and uses slogans to promote a cause | - |
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(verb) coin new slogans | - |
sneer | (noun) a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls | Synonyms: leer |
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(noun) a contemptuous or scornful remark | - |
(verb) smile contemptuously | - |
(verb) express through a scornful smile | - |
veneer | (noun) an ornamental coating to a building | Synonyms: facing |
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(noun) coating consisting of a thin layer of superior wood glued to a base of inferior wood | Synonyms: veneering |
(verb) cover with veneer | - |