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roper |
Noun
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a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game) |
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ropewalker |
Noun
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an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground |
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ropedancer |
Noun
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an acrobat who performs on a rope stretched at some height above the ground |
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rhymer |
Noun
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a writer who composes rhymes |
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rosebud |
Noun
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(a literary reference to) a pretty young girl |
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rosebud |
Noun
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the bud of a rose |
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rhymester |
Noun
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a writer who composes rhymes |
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rotter |
Noun
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a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible |
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rhythm and blues musician |
Noun
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a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music |
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roughrider |
Noun
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a horseman skilled at breaking wild horses to the saddle |
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roundhead |
Noun
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a brachycephalic person |
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roundsman |
Noun
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a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on) |
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rover |
Noun
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an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement |
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rover |
Noun
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someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
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rubberneck |
Noun
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a person who stares inquisitively |
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rubberneck |
Noun
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a tourist who is visiting sights of interest |
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rubberneck |
Verb
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strain to watch |
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ridiculer |
Noun
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a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm |
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rubbernecker |
Noun
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a person who stares inquisitively |
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riding master |
Noun
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someone who teaches horsemanship |
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rifleman |
Noun
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a soldier whose weapon is a rifle |
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rifleman |
Noun
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someone skilled in the use of a rifle |
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rug merchant |
Noun
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a merchant who sells rugs |
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right hander |
Noun
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a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left |
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righthander |
Noun
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a person who uses the right hand more skillfully than the left |
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right-hand man |
Noun
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the most helpful assistant |
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rumrunner |
Noun
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someone who illegally smuggles liquor across a border |
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runner-up |
Noun
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the competitor who finishes second |
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right-winger |
Noun
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a member of a right wing political party |
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running back |
Noun
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(football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage |
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running mate |
Noun
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a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices |
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ring girl |
Noun
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a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights |
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runt |
Noun
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disparaging terms for small people |
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ringleader |
Noun
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a person who leads (especially in illicit activities) |
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ringmaster |
Noun
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the person in charge of performances in a circus ring |
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rusher |
Noun
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a person who rushes |
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rusher |
Noun
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someone who migrates as part of a rush to a new gold field or a new territory |
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rusher |
Noun
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(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball |
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rioter |
Noun
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troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace |
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rustler |
Noun
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someone who steals livestock, especially cattle |
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ripper |
Noun
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a murderer who slashes the victims with a knife |
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ritualist |
Noun
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a social anthropologist who is expert on rites and ceremonies |
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ritualist |
Noun
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an advocate of strict observance of ritualistic forms |
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rival |
Noun
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the contestant you hope to defeat |
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rival |
Verb
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be the rival of, be in competition with |
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rival |
Verb
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be equal to in quality or ability |
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road builder |
Noun
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someone who builds roads |
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road hog |
Noun
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a driver who obstructs others |
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roadhog |
Noun
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a driver who obstructs others |
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roadman |
Noun
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a workman who is employed to repair roads |