nomenclator

no·men·cla·tor

 (nō′mən-klā′tər)

n.

One who assigns names, as in scientific classification.

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[Latin nōmenclātor, a slave who accompanied his master to tell him the names of people he met, variant of nōmenculātor : nōmen, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots + calātor, servant, crier (from calāre, to call; see kelə- in Indo-European roots).]

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nomenclator

(ˈnəʊmɛnˌkleɪtə)

n

(Professions) a person who invents or assigns names, as in scientific classification

[C16: from Latin, from nōmen name + calāre to call]

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no•men•cla•tor

(ˈnoʊ mənˌkleɪ tər)

n.

1. a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.

2. Archaic. a person who announces guests by their names.

[1555–65; < Latin nōmenc(u)lātor one who announces names =nōmen name + -culātor, comb. form of calātor a crier (calā(re) to call + -tor -tor)]

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nomenclator

Obsolete, a list or glossary, arranged alphabetically, of the terms or words particular to any art or science or other special field or subject. Also nomenclature. See also classification; names.

See also: Books

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a person who invents or assigns names, as in nomenclature. See also books.

See also: Classification

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