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cavalier collapse: a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War; a gallant or courtly gentleman; given to haughty disregard of others

gee collapse: give a command to a horse to turn to the right side; turn to the right side; "the horse geed"

pinch hitter collapse: (baseball) a substitute for the regular batter

straw vote collapse: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

plebiscite collapse: a vote by the electorate determining public opinion on a question of national importance

pipeline collapse: a pipe used to transport liquids or gases; "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport"

afterglow collapse: the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event; "he basked in the afterglow of his victory"; a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

procurator collapse: (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes

nihilist collapse: someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

debris collapse: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

diarist collapse: someone who keeps a diary or journal

tinker collapse: formerly a person (traditionally a Gypsy) who traveled from place to place mending pots and kettles and other metal utensils as a way to earn a living; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts; try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"; work as a tinker or tinkerer

salmon collapse: any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn; flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae; a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho

coauthor collapse: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something

annalist collapse: a historian who writes annals

controller collapse

attorney collapse

narc collapse: a lawman concerned with narcotics violations

gallant collapse: unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"; having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

slops collapse: cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain)

inward collapse: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections"; toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!"

priest collapse: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders; a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion

dramatist collapse: someone who writes plays

knight collapse: a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa); originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit; raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"

top brass collapse: the most important persons in a governing body

intern collapse: an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term); work as an intern; "The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year"; deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West"

detective collapse: a police officer who investigates crimes; an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

bawd collapse

gilt collapse: a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

novelist collapse: one who writes novels

scenario writer collapse

scriptwriter collapse: someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

kipper collapse: salted and smoked herring

jewel collapse: a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry; a person who is a brilliant and precious as a piece of jewelry

fribble collapse

fed collapse

Flying Dutchman collapse: a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope; the captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day

in unison collapse: at the same pitch; "they sang in unison"; speaking or singing at the same time; simultaneously; "they shouted `Yes!' in unison"; "they responded in chorus to the teacher's questions"; in complete agreement; "my feelings about the matter are in unison with yours"

supervisor collapse: one who supervises or has charge and direction of

flunky collapse: a person of unquestioning obedience

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