n.
Pronunciation: ' n ō -m ə n- ˌ kl ā -t ə r
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, slave whose duty was to announce the names of persons met during a political campaign, from nomen + calare to call ― more at LOW
Date: 1585
1 : a book containing collections or lists of words
2 archaic : one who announces the names of guests or of persons generally
3 : one who gives names to or invents names for things