nomenclator

no·men·cla·tor

noun \ˈnō-mən-ˌklā-tər\

Definition of NOMENCLATOR

1

: a book containing collections or lists of words

2

archaic : one who announces the names of guests or of persons generally

3

: one who gives names to or invents names for things

Origin of NOMENCLATOR

Latin, slave whose duty was to announce the names of persons met during a political campaign, from nomen + calare to call — more at low

First Known Use: 1585

Rhymes with NOMENCLATOR

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