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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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223 words match “SKILLED”

FINANCIER n.
One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with money matters.
FLORICULTURIST n.
One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.
FLUXIONIST n.
One skilled in fluxions. Berkeley.
FORGEMAN n.
A skilled smith, who has a hammerer to assist him.
FRESH-WATER a. 2 definitions
Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.
GAMESTER n.
A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games. When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shak.
GENETHLIAC n.
One skilled in genethliacs.
GEOMETER n.
One skilled in geometry; a geometrician; a mathematician. I. Watts.
GEOMETRICIAN n.
One skilled in geometry; a geometer; a mathematician.
GESTIC a.
Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary. And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore. Goldsmith.
GNOMONIST n.
One skilled in gnomonics. Boyle.
HANDICRAFTSMAN n.
A man skilled or employed in handcraft. Bacon.
HELLENIST n.
One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.
HERBALIST n.
One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
HIEROGRAMMATIST n.
A writer of hierograms; also, one skilled in hieroglyphics. Greenhill.
HOROLOGER n.
A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in horology.
HORSEMAN n.
A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of horses; a mounted man.
HYDROGRAPHER n.
One skilled in the hydrography; one who surveys, or draws maps or charts of, the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters. Boyle.
HYDROLOGIST n.
One skilled in hydrology.
HYDROSTATICIAN n.
One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics. [R.]
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