One word substitution–24
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| An acrobat who bends his body into various position. | Contortionist |
| One who steers a boat. | Coxswain |
| One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men. | Cynic |
| A leader of the people who can sway his followers by his talent of public speaking. | Demagogue |
| One who secretly listens to the conversation of others. | Eavesdropper |
| One who delights to speak about himself. | Egotist |
| One sent out on a mission. | Emissary |
| One devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking. | Epicure |
| One who is banished from his home or his country. | Exile |
| One who runs away from justice or the law. | Fugitive |
| A person who styles women’s hair. | Hairdresser |
| One who interrupts a speaker or performer with comments and awkward questions. | Heckler |
| One who entertains another. | Host |
| A person over-anxious about his health. | Hypochondriac |
| One who pretends to be what he is not. | Impostor |
| An ungrateful person. | Ingrate |
| One who has an irresistible tendency to steal. | Kleptomaniac |
| One versed in many languages. | Linguist |
| One who dies for a noble cause. | Martyr |
| One who imitates the voice,gestures etc. of another. | Mimic |
| One who becomes the favourite of a distinguished personage and serves him as a slave. | Minion |
| A hater of marriage. | Misogamist |
| One who collects coins. | Numismatist |
| An authority on pronunciation. | Orthoepist |
| One who eats all kinds of food. | Pantophagist |
| One who loves his country and serves it devotedly. | Patriot |
| One who journeys on foot. | Pedestrian |
| One who looks on the dark side of things. | Pessimist |
| One who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind. | Philanthropist |
| One who journeys to a holy place. | Pilgrim |
| One who has been before another. | Predecessor |
| One who foretells events. | Prophet |
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