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vulture collapse: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

aerialist collapse: an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze)

acrobat collapse: an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

tumbler collapse: a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom; a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown; a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

bloodsucker collapse

profiteer collapse: someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply); make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods

juggler collapse: a performer who juggles objects and performs tricks of manual dexterity

shakedown collapse: extortion of money (as by blackmail); a very thorough search of a person or a place; "a shakedown by the police uncovered the drugs"; initial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state; "the new industry's economic shakedown"; intended to test a new system under operating conditions and to familiarize the operators with the system; "a shakedown cruise"

test flight collapse

trial run collapse

workout collapse

shark collapse: any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales; a person who is unusually skilled in certain ways; "a card shark"; a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest; hunt shark; play the shark; act with trickery

road test collapse: a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy

harpy collapse: large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America; any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes; (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman

ringmaster collapse: the person in charge of performances in a circus ring

racketeer collapse: someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion); carry on illegal business activities involving crime

carver collapse: United States botanist and agricultural chemist who developed many uses for peanuts and soy beans and sweet potatoes (1864-1943)

lithographer collapse: a printmaker who uses lithography

dry run collapse

lapidary collapse: a skilled worker who cuts and engraves precious stones; an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them; of or relating to precious stones or the art of working with them; "the ring is of no lapidary value"- Lord Byron; "lapidary art"

audition collapse: a test of the suitability of a performer; perform in order to get a role; "She auditioned for a role on Broadway"

maestro collapse: an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"

carpetbagger collapse: an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously; "after the Civil War the carpetbaggers from the north tried to take over the south"

con artist collapse

bunco artist collapse

tryout collapse

confidence man collapse: a swindler who exploits the confidence of his victim

pitchman collapse: an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something

interpreter collapse: (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time; someone who mediates between speakers of different languages; someone who uses art to represent something; "his paintings reveal a sensitive interpreter of nature"; "she was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles"

engraver collapse: a printmaker who prints from an engraved printing plate; a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching

leech collapse: carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

rehearsal collapse: (psychology) a form of practice; repetition of information (silently or aloud) in order to keep it in short-term memory; a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert); "he missed too many rehearsals"; "a rehearsal will be held the day before the wedding"

inventor collapse: someone who is the first to think of or make something

horse trader collapse: a hard bargainer

vampire collapse: (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

cardsharp collapse: a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games

slicker collapse: a person with good manners and stylish clothing

pettifogger collapse

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