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nomenclator
[ noh-muhn-kley-ter ]
noun
- a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
- Archaic. a person who calls or announces things or persons by their names.
nomenclator
/ ˈnəʊmɛnˌkleɪtə /
noun
- a person who invents or assigns names, as in scientific classification
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nomenclator1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nomenclator1
C16: from Latin, from nōmen name + calāre to call
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Example Sentences
The true business of a nomenclator is not to enlarge his list, but to form rational comparisons in order to contract it.
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He wished at first to produce a modern edition of Steudel's Nomenclator.
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The Grand Nomenclator having remained near the door of the staircase soon heard an infernal racket in the chambers above.
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The latter contained a list of all the authors named in the Nomenclator, with notices of their works.
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Is it the whim of a nomenclator, at a loss for words to denote the ever-swelling tide of beasts that require cataloguing?
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