Direct Hits: People

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charlatan

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a fake; fraud; imposter; cheat

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skeptic

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a person who doubts; a skeptic asks questions and lacks faith

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rhetorician

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an eloquent writer or speaker; a master of rhetoric (the art of speaking and writing)

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hedonist

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a person who believes that pleasure is the chief goal of life

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ascetic

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a person who gives up material comforts and leads a life of self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion

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raconteur

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a person who excels in telling anecdotes

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iconoclast

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a person who attacks and ridicules cherished figures, ideas, and institutions

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dilettante

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an amateur or dabbler; a person with a superficial interest in an art or branch of knowledge

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partisan

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a supporter of a person, party, or cause; a person with strong and perhaps biased beliefs

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mentor

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an advisor; teacher; guide

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acolyte

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a devoted follower

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demagogue

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a leader who appeals to the fears, emotions, and prejudices of the populace

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automaton

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a self-operating machine; a mindless follower; a person who acts in a mechanical fashion

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recluse

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a person who leads a secluded or solitary life

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bungler

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someone who is clumsy or inept; a person who makes mistakes because of incompetence

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clairvoyant

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Having the supposed power to see objects and events that cannot be perceived with the five traditional senses; a seer

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prognosticator

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a person who makes predictions based upon current information and data

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pundit

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an expert commentator; an authority who expresses his or her opinion, usually on political issues

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zealot

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a very enthusiastic person; a champion; a true believer, perhaps to an excessive degree; a fanatic

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neophyte

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a beginner; someone new to field or activity

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novice

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a beginner; someone new to field or activity

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greenhorn

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a beginner; someone new to field or activity

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benefactor

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a person who makes a gift or bequest

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patron

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a person who makes a gift or bequest

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beneficiary

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the recipient of funds, titles, property, and other benefits

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dissembler

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a liar and deceiver

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prevaricator

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a liar and deceiver

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proponent

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one who argues in support of something; an advocate; a champion of a cause

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prodigy

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a person with great talent; a young genius

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oracle

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a person considered to be oracular, that is a source of wise courses of prophetic opinions

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misanthrope

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a person who hates or distrusts humankind

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innovator

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a person who introduces something new

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sycophant

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a person who seeks favor by flattering people of influence; a toady; someone who behaves in an obsequious or servile manner

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stoic

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a person seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; someone who is impassive or emotionless

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reprobate

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a morally unprincipled person

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renegade

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a disloyal person who betrays his or her cause; a traitor; a deserter