no·men·cla·tor (n  m n-kl  tr)n. One who assigns names, as in scientific classification. [Latin n mencltor, a slave who accompanied his master to tell him the names of people he met, variant of nmencultor : nmen, name; see n -men- in Indo-European roots + caltor, servant, crier (from calre, to call; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots).] |
nomenclator [ˈnəʊmɛnˌkleɪtə]
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(Business / Professions) a person who invents or assigns names, as in scientific classification
[from Latin, from nōmen name + calāre to call]
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: Booksa person who invents or assigns names, as in nomenclature. See also books.
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