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Definition of "nomenclator" [no•men•cla•tor]

  • One who assigns names, as in scientific classification. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "nomenclator" in a sentence
  • "Still, the work could lead to breakthroughs in AI and VR and lots of other very exciting acronyms and lead to the development of a 'nomenclator' - a device that can provide people with information about others when they meet for the first time."
  • "The challenge is inspired by the idea that the whole waking life of an individual will be able to fit on a single computer disc in 20 years 'time. virtual reality, leading to the development of technologies such as a care companion for the elderly or a' nomenclator '- a device that can provide people with information about others when they first meet."
  • "One was called the nomenclator: a catalog of numbers, each standing for a word, syllable, phrase or letter."