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101barber — /bahr beuhr/, n. 1. a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, esp. men, and to shave or trim the beard. 2. See frost smoke (def. 1). v.t. 3. to trim or dress the hair or beard of. [1275 1325; ME barbour < AF; OF… …
102broker — brokership, n. /broh keuhr/, n. 1. an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property. 2. a person who functions as an intermediary between two or more parties in negotiating agreements, bargains …
103comforter — /kum feuhr teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that comforts. 2. a quilt. 3. a long, woolen scarf, usually knitted. 4. the Comforter. See Holy Ghost. [1300 50; ME comfortour < AF, OF conforteor, equiv. to confort(er) (see COMFORT) + eor < L or OR1 or …
104commander — commandership, n. /keuh man deuhr, mahn /, n. 1. a person who commands. 2. a person who exercises authority; chief officer; leader. 3. the commissioned officer in command of a military unit. 4. U.S. Navy. an officer ranking below a captain and… …
105conqueror — /kong keuhr euhr/, n. a person who conquers or vanquishes; victor. [1250 1300; ME conquerour < AF; OF conquereor, equiv. to conquer CONQUER + eor < L or OR1 or ator ATOR] Syn. vanquisher, winner. * * * (as used in expressions) Afonso the… …
106controller — controllership, n. /keuhn troh leuhr/, n. 1. an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller. 2. a person who regulates, directs, or restrains. 3. Brit. Aeron. a dispatcher. 4. a regulating… …
107embraceor — /em bray seuhr/, n. Law. a person guilty of embracery. [1400 50; late ME < AF; MF embraseor instigator, equiv. to embras(er) (see EMBRACE2) + eor < L ator ATOR] * * * …
108-eur — a suffix occurring in loanwords from French, usually agent nouns formed from verbs (entrepreneur; voyeur), less commonly adjectives (agent provocateur). [ < F; OF o(u)r < L or OR2 and eo(u)r < L ator ATOR; see TOR] * * * …
109fluter — /flooh teuhr/, n. 1. a person who makes flutings. 2. Archaic. a flutist. [1350 1400; ME flouter, floutour < OF fleuteur, flauteor, equiv. to flaut(er) to play the flute + eur, eor < L or OR2 or ator ATOR] * * * …
110gladiator — /glad ee ay teuhr/, n. 1. (in ancient Rome) a person, often a slave or captive, who was armed with a sword or other weapon and compelled to fight to the death in a public arena against another person or a wild animal, for the entertainment of the …
