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Words Denoting Persons

By Sagar Charpe Updated: 12 February 2018 7 min read Verified Civil Services Notes

In this article one word substitutions for one words that denote specific persons has been detailed below. Words Denoting Persons 1 Agnostic one who is not...

• Key concept: Words Denoting Persons • Essential for UPSC CSE Prelims, State PSCs, SSC CGL & Railway exams. • Comprehensive analytical coverage and factual pointers provided below. In this article one word substitutions for one words that denote specific persons has been detailed below.

Words Denoting Persons

1	Agnostic	one who is not sure about God's existence.
2	Altruist	a lover of mankind (= philanthropist)
3	Amateur	one who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession.
4	Ambidexterous	one who can use either hand with ease.
5	Anarchist	one who is out to destroy all government, peace and order.
6	Apostate	a person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute.
7	Arbitrator	a person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute.
8	Ascetic	one who leads on austere life.
9	Atheist	a person who does not believe in God. (X Theist)
10	Bankrupt	one who is unable to pay his debts (= Insolvent)
11	Bigot	one who is filled with excessive enthusiasm in religious matters (= fonatic)
12	Bohemian	an unconventional style of living
13	Cacographist	one who is bad in spellings
14	Cannibal	one who feeds on human flesh
15	Carnivorous	one who feeds on flesh
16	Chauvinist	a person who is blindly devoted to an idea
17	Conncisseur	a critical judge of any art & craft
18	Contemporaries	persons living at the same time
19	Convalescent	Contemporaries - persons living at the same time
20	Coquette	a girl / woman who flirts with men
21	Cosmopolitan	a person who regards the whole world as his country
22	Cynosure	one who is centre of attraction
23	Cynic	one who sneers at the beliefs of others
24	Debonair	suave (polished & light hearted person)
25	Demagogue	a leader who sways his followers by his oratory
26	Dilettante	a dabbler (not serious) in art, science & literature
27	Effeminate	a man who is womanish in his habits
28	Egoist	a lover of oneself, of one's advancement
29	Egotist	- one who often talks of his achievements
30	Emigrant	a person who leaves his country to settle in another country (X Immigrant)
31	Epicure	one who is for pleasure of eating & drinking
32	Fastidious	hard to please (very selective in his habits)
33	Fatalist	who believes in fate
34	Feminist	one who works for the welfare of women (=philogynist)
35	Fugitive	one who runs away from justice (= Absconding person)
36	Gourmand	a lover of good food
37	Gourmet	a connoisseur of food
38	Henpecked	a husband ruled by his wife
39	Hedonist	one who believes that sensual pleasure is the chief good
40	Heretic	one who acts against religion
41	Herbivorous	one that lives on herbs
42	Honorary	one who holds a post without any salary
43	High brow	a person considering himself to be superior in culture & intellect (= snob)
44	Hypochondriac	one who is over anxious about his health
45	Iconoclast	one who is breaker of Images and traditions
46	Illiterate	one who does not know reading & writing
47	Immigrant	a person who comes to a country from his own country for set-tling (X Emigrant)
48	Impregnable	that cannot be entered by force (X Prenable)
49	Imposter	one who pretends to be somebody else
50	Indefatigable	one who does not tire easily
51	Introvert	one who does not express himself freely (X Extrovert)
52	Itinerant	one who journeys from place to place (Nomadic)
53	Invincible	one too strong to be defeated (X Vincible)
54	Invulnerable	one that can not be harmed / wounded (X Vulnerable)
55	Libertine	a person who leads an immoral life (= Lecher)
56	Martyr	who dies for a noble cause
57	Mercenary	one who does something for the sake of money (bad sense)
58	Misanthrope	one who hates mankind (X Philanthropist)
59	Misogamist	one who hates the institution of marriage
60	Misologist	one who hates the knowledge (X Bibliologist)
61	Namesake	a person having the same name as another
62	Narcissist	lover of self
63	Novice	one who is inexperienced in anything (= Tyro)
64	Numismatist	one who collects coins
65	Omnivorous	one who eats everything
66	Optimist	a person who looks at the bright side of the things (X pessimist)
67	Orphan	who has lost one's parents
68	Philogynist	one who works for the welfare of women (X Misogynist)
69	Polyglot	one who speaks many languages
70	Pacifist	one who hates war, loves peace
71	Pessimist	one who looks dark side of life (X Optimist)
72	Philanderer	one who amuses oneself by lovemaking
73	Philistine	one who does not care for art & culture
74	Posthumous	a child born after the death of father OR - a book published after the death of the author OR - an award received after the death of the recepient - one who callects stamps
76	Pedestrian	one who goes on foot
77	Recluse	one who lives in seclusion
78	Sadist	a person who feels pleasure by hurting others
79	Samaritan	one who helps the needy and the helpless
80	Somnambulist	a person who walks in sleep
81	Sommiloquist	person who talks in sleep
82	Stoic	a person who is indifferent to pain & pleasures of life
83	Swashbuckler	a boastful fellow
84	Teetotaller	one who does not take any intoxicating drugs
85	Termagant	a noisy quarrel some woman, a shrew
86	Truant	one who remains absent from duty without permission
87	Toper / sot	one who is a habitual drunkard
88	Uxorious	extremely fond of one's wife
89	Veteran	one who has a long experience of any occupation
90	Versatile	one who adapts oneself readily to various situation
91	Virtuoso	one who is brilliant performer on stage (specially music)
92	Volunteer	one who offer one's services
93	Verbose	a style face of difficult words (maestro)

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