SHAPER Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

shaper

noun

Definition of shaper

as in consultant

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Recent Examples of shaper Paniccia got her first surfboard – saving $114 in babysitting money – from Huntington Beach shaper Bob ‘the Greek’ Bolen. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2026 Instead of having to layer a bodysuit, tummy-control underwear, or waist shaper underneath, these garments sew shaping and support right in for a simpler, sleeker silhouette. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 6 July 2026 As Kingpins noted ahead of the show, China has expanded from solely a manufacturing powerhouse into a culture and consumer behavior shaper. — Sj Guest Editorial, Footwear News, 27 May 2026 Surf legend Mike Diffenderfer, a renowned surfboard shaper who is now in the San Diego Surfing Hall of Fame, was among attendees at the exhibit’s grand opening. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026 Noem, who’d been willing to do virtually anything in the role to boost her standing, was a product of the White House agenda, never a shaper of it. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 In digital technology policy, too, Turkey can make the leap from passive consumer to norm-shaper. — Ekrem Imamoglu, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2025 Instead, by moving first, African central banks and regulators could shape rules that reflect local realities, while signaling that Africa is not a passive taker of global digital finance standards but an active shaper. — Gwera Kiwana, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025 The Huntington Beach resident, who is the son of Duke Aipa and grandson of legendary Hawaiian shaper Ben Aipa, was critically injured after being towed on his electric bike in California on the Saturday before his death. — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

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Noun

The legal services consultant, Colorado attorney Brent Butzin, billed the rail authority $127,000 for travel between September 2024 and September 2025, before switching to a financial advising contract, according to the inspector general report.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
That led me to a consultant in Florida with deep connections in the state banking world.

— Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of consultant

Noun

Filippi previously filed a claim against Metrolink operator Southern California Regional Rail Authority over allegations of retaliatory conduct.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
As of Tuesday, it’s not known whether operator error, mechanical issues or other factors caused the accident.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of operator

Noun

Curator Cheryl Sim has been responsible for connecting artists with the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The work comes to auction ahead of a major retrospective of the artist at the Whitney Museum in New York, opening next month.

— Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of artist

Noun

The high number is likely boosted by unusually warm water and the presence of an El Niño weather phenomenon with potentially historic rain for California, experts have said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
The page says the funds will be used only for legal expenses, including filings, transcripts, investigators and experts.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of expert

Noun

A student there named John-Michael Tebelak wrote the book for the show as his master’s thesis, with original songs provided by his friends.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Parker’s Heritage Collection is named after the late master distiller Parker Beam, who joined Heaven Hill in 1960 when his father, Earl Beam, was master distiller there.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Activist networks and legal scholars are rehearsing doomsday scenarios, planning mass protests and advising judges on ballot seizures and ICE deployments, underscoring fears that the midterms could stress-test American democracy.

— Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Rediscovered in 1987, the painting was initially associated with Caravaggio himself before scholars settled on Cavarozzi.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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