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industrialist collapse: someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise

smith collapse: someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable); someone who works at something specified; Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790); English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631); religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844); United States blues singer (1894-1937); United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886); United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986); United States sculptor (1906-1965); Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

designer collapse: a person who devises plots or intrigues; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack"

organizer collapse: a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise; someone who enlists workers to join a union

urgency collapse: pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"; an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"; the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity

catalyst collapse: something that causes an important event to happen; "the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the country"; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

past master collapse: someone who has long and thorough experience in a given activity; someone who was formerly a master

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

instigator collapse: a person who initiates a course of action; someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel"

architect collapse: someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

leaven collapse: an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"; a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid

precedent collapse: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time; a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time); preceding in time, order, or significance

builder collapse: someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building); a person who creates a business or who organizes and develops a country; "empire builder"; a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action

vanguard collapse: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field; "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"; the leading units moving at the head of an army

settler collapse: a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country; a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings; a negotiator who settles disputes

omen collapse: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

precedence collapse: status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

announcer collapse: reads news, commercials on radio or television; someone who proclaims a message publicly

antecedent collapse: the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun; a preceding occurrence or cause or event; anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"; preceding in time or order

fugleman collapse: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

van collapse: a truck with an enclosed cargo space; a camper equipped with living quarters

producer collapse: something that produces; "Maine is a leading producer of potatoes"; "this microorganism is a producer of disease"; someone who finds financing for and supervises the making and presentation of a show (play or film or program or similar work)

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