someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
spinmeister
Noun
a public relations person who tries to forestall negative publicity by publicizing a favorable interpretation of the words or actions of a company or political party or famous person
soloist
Noun
a musician who performs a solo
spinster
Noun
someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
spinster
Noun
an elderly unmarried woman
sommelier
Noun
a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
starer
Noun
a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility)
spitfire
Noun
a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)
starets
Noun
a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
somniloquist
Noun
someone who talks while asleep
spiv
Noun
a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes
starting pitcher
Noun
a pitcher who starts in a baseball or softball game
son
Noun
a male human offspring
split end
Noun
(football) an offensive end who lines up at a distance from the other linemen
starveling
Noun
someone who is starving (or being starved)
spoilsport
Noun
someone who spoils the pleasure of others
songstress
Noun
a woman songster (especially of popular songs)
stater
Noun
a resident of a particular state or group of states
stater
Noun
any of the various silver or gold coins of ancient Greece
songwriter
Noun
a composer of words or music for popular songs
state's attorney
Noun
a prosecuting attorney for a state
son-in-law
Noun
the husband of your daughter
state attorney
Noun
a prosecuting attorney for a state
spokesman
Noun
a male spokesperson
sonneteer
Noun
a poet who writes sonnets
state senator
Noun
a member of a state senate
spokesperson
Noun
an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose
statesman
Noun
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
sophisticate
Noun
a worldly-wise person
sophisticate
Verb
make more complex or refined
sophisticate
Verb
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
sophisticate
Verb
practice sophistry
sophisticate
Verb
make less natural or innocent
spokeswoman
Noun
a female spokesperson
solon
Noun
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
sportsman
Noun
someone who engages in sports
sportswoman
Noun
someone who engages in sports
stateswoman
Noun
a woman statesman
summercater
Noun
Maine slang for a temporary summer resident of Maine
state treasurer
Noun
the treasurer for a state government
sporting man
Noun
someone who enjoys outdoor activities
sporting man
Noun
someone who leads a merry existence
stationer
Noun
a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
sophomore
Adjective
used of the second year in United States high school or college
sophomore
Noun
a second-year undergraduate
stationery seller
Noun
a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
soph
Noun
a second-year undergraduate
stationmaster
Noun
the person in charge of a railway station
sorcerer
Noun
one who practices magic or sorcery
sports announcer
Noun
an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events