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Selector

One who selects.

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Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Switch 76% connected

A small, flexible twig or rod.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 1

Dial 76% connected

An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated arc or surface; esp., a sundial; bu…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Select 74% connected

Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choic…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Select 74% connected

Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choic…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Wiper 70% connected

One who, or that which, wipes.

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Chooser 92% connected

One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing; an elector.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Picker 92% connected

One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a pickax; as, a cotton picker.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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