nomenclator

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nomenclator - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Nomenclator \No"men*cla`tor\, n. [L., fr. nomen name + calare to
     call. See Name, and Calendar.]
     1. One who calls persons or things by their names.
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     Note: In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a
           nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of
           the persons whom they met and whose votes it was
           desirable to solicit.
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     2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts
        the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or
        vocabulary of technical names.
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