| busybody |
someone who always pries into other people's lives and affairs. |
| butcher |
someone who kills or cuts up meat to make ready for sale. [1/3 definitions] |
| butler |
a man who works in a household as head servant. |
| buyer |
one who obtains something in exchange for money. |
| bystander |
someone who happens to be present when something takes place but does not take part in it. |
| cab1 |
a car that carries people who need a ride and pay a fare for this; taxicab. [1/3 definitions] |
| cabinet |
(often capitalized) a group of officials who give advice to the head of a government. [1/2 definitions] |
| camper |
a person who stays at a camp or goes camping. [1/2 definitions] |
| candidate |
a person who seeks to be elected or appointed to a certain position. |
| cannibal |
a person who eats human flesh. |
| cantor |
the singer who leads the prayers in a synagogue. |
| capitalism |
an economic system in which land, factories, and other resources are owned by individuals instead of the government. In this system, the prices of things we buy are decided by the people who sell them and not by the government. |
| captive |
one who is captured and held prisoner. [1/2 definitions] |
| captor |
someone who captures another person and holds them somewhere. |
| cardinal |
an official of the Roman Catholic Church who is chosen by the pope and is second in rank to him. [1/3 definitions] |
| caregiver |
a person who lives with and is responsible for the care of a child. A caregiver can be a family member, like a parent, aunt, uncle, stepparent, or grandparent, or it can be another person. [2 definitions] |
| caretaker |
a person who takes care of a building or other property. [2 definitions] |
| carpenter |
a person who builds or repairs houses and other things made of wood. |
| carpool |
an agreement among a group of automobile drivers who work together, or whose children go to the same school. Each driver takes turns driving the others. |
| carrier |
a person who carries or brings something. [1/2 definitions] |
| case1 |
someone who is injured or sick; a patient. [1/5 definitions] |