nomenclator

noun

no·men·cla·tor ˈnō-mən-ˌklā-tər

Synonyms of nomenclator next

: a book containing collections or lists of words

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

: one who gives names to or invents names for things

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As Hawkins High's resident dungeon master — and Vecna's unwitting nomenclator — Eddie has some ideas. —

Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 June 2022

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin nōmenclātor "book containing lists of names or words," going back to Latin nōmenclātor, nōmenculātor "slave tasked with telling his master the names of clients and others encountered publicly," from nōmen "name" + calāre "to announce, proclaim, summon" + -tor, agent suffix — more at name entry 1, low entry 3

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of nomenclator was in 1585

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