Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| An acrobat who bends his body into various position. | Contortionist |
| One who steers a boat. | Coxswain |
| One who sneers at the aims and beliefs of his fellow men. | Cynic |
| A leader of the people who can sway his followers by his talent of public speaking. | Demagogue |
| One who secretly listens to the conversation of others. | Eavesdropper |
| One who delights to speak about himself. | Egotist |
| One sent out on a mission. | Emissary |
| One devoted to the pleasures of eating and drinking. | Epicure |
| One who is banished from his home or his country. | Exile |
| One who runs away from justice or the law. | Fugitive |
| A person who styles women’s hair. | Hairdresser |
| One who interrupts a speaker or performer with comments and awkward questions. | Heckler |
| One who entertains another. | Host |
| A person over-anxious about his health. | Hypochondriac |
| One who pretends to be what he is not. | Impostor |
| An ungrateful person. | Ingrate |
| One who has an irresistible tendency to steal. | Kleptomaniac |
| One versed in many languages. | Linguist |
| One who dies for a noble cause. | Martyr |
| One who imitates the voice,gestures etc. of another. | Mimic |
| One who becomes the favourite of a distinguished personage and serves him as a slave. | Minion |
| A hater of marriage. | Misogamist |
| One who collects coins. | Numismatist |
| An authority on pronunciation. | Orthoepist |
| One who eats all kinds of food. | Pantophagist |
| One who loves his country and serves it devotedly. | Patriot |
| One who journeys on foot. | Pedestrian |
| One who looks on the dark side of things. | Pessimist |
| One who devotes his service or wealth for the love of mankind. | Philanthropist |
| One who journeys to a holy place. | Pilgrim |
| One who has been before another. | Predecessor |
| One who foretells events. | Prophet |
