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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used. Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.
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What is a good word for a person selling to a merchant/shop?
The model you have described reminds me of second-hand dealers, and also of trading posts whose owner might buy furs and other valuable items from hunters etc. As the person who operates the listing a …
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Why use "payments" in the phrase "global payments system"?
Lexico describes "payment" to be a mass noun when used to refer to the act of paying. However the sentence
I made two payments to my credit card account
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What is a word for overconsumption with the goal of getting your money's worth?
Surfeit has part of the meaning you need, though it doesn't have the connotation of getting your money's worth.
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Single word for being evil but enjoying it?
Is "malicious" the word you want?
From Cambridge dictionary "intended to harm or upset other people".
Note here that harm is stated to be the intent and not stated to be a by-product. Note also that t …
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If an artist draws, what does a therapist do?
From Merriam-Webster, a therapist is "an individual specializing in the therapeutic medical treatment of impairment, injury, disease, or disorder". It follows that a therapist treats.
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The name of a group in relation to a champion/representative
The people might be, or at least be seen as, dependents. While the word often refers to financial dependency, it can have a broader meaning, as in the example cited on Cambridge dictionary "Indeed, ca …
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Looking for a word which implies the inability to change (not inexorable)
A related word is incorrigible, meaning uncorrectable. The word is used of people and their (bad) behaviour.
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Single word request to describe if a train is "departing from" or "arriving at" a specific s...
A broader word including arrivals and departures would be movements. This would include movements to or from a siding as well as movements that are involved in a journey.
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Word to express that you have done something so many times, it becomes boring/unenjoyable
The word jaded, with the second meaning of "Dulled by surfeit; sated" on Wordnik, may have the meaning you want.
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Word for a baby who was birthed by parents who were considerably older
Such a baby may be a menopause baby or a change of life baby. This expression technically refers to a baby born to a mother who is undergoing menopause, but may refer to a baby whose mother is of meno …
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The counterpart to Challenger (name for person who accepts someone's challenge, e.g. for a d...
The Code Duello uses the word "Challenged", as a noun.
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Word to signify a Date to compare against
Epochal events are those that are 'so important and significant they have the power to usher in a new epoch. In other words they're "epoch-making" ' (vocabulary.com). An ' "epoch" serves as a referenc …
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What is the word for the airflow effect from opening two windows on opposite sides of a room?
I have heard this called cross flow ventilation. I have never heard a single word synonym for it.
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Gender-neutral term for milkman
An informal word in use from my childhood was "Milko". The word was in use in Australia; I don't know about other parts of the world.
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What would you call the opposite of a "bandwagon jumper?"
"Devil's advocate" may carry part of the meaning you intend to convey.
One who argues against a cause or position, not as a committed opponent but simply for the sake of argument or to determine the …
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