nomenclator
a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
Archaic. a person who calls or announces things or persons by their names.
Origin of nomenclator
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How to use nomenclator in a sentence
The true business of a nomenclator is not to enlarge his list, but to form rational comparisons in order to contract it.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de BuffonHe wished at first to produce a modern edition of Steudel's nomenclator.
The Grand nomenclator having remained near the door of the staircase soon heard an infernal racket in the chambers above.
The Carlovingian Coins | Eugne SueThe latter contained a list of all the authors named in the nomenclator, with notices of their works.
Famous Men of Science | Sarah K. BoltonIs it the whim of a nomenclator, at a loss for words to denote the ever-swelling tide of beasts that require cataloguing?
The Life of the Spider | J. Henri Fabre
British Dictionary definitions for nomenclator
/ (ˈnəʊmɛnˌkleɪtə) /
a person who invents or assigns names, as in scientific classification
Origin of nomenclator
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