name
noun
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
namer
-
a word derived from
name.
Example Sentences
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The namer was a conservative website called the DC Enquirer.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
It's supposed to be kept between the namer and the named - a dark reminder to the growing child that one person saw into his or her soul at birth.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2017
Rafinesque, an excellent piece in Atlas Obscura notes, “was an extremely enthusiastic namer of species: during his career as a naturalist, he named 2,700 plant genera and 6,700 species, approximately”.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2016
Only two labs used proper names; in one, names were given as jokes, while in the other, the namer was the student assistant rather than the researcher.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 26, 2015
In those days there were many who could do such things, but Selitos was the most powerful namer of anyone alive in that age.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
