10-letter words that end in r
- art runner — an art dealer who acts as a broker by introducing prospective buyers and sellers.
- artemether — An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.
- arteriolar — relating to arterioles or minuscule arteries
- asia minor — large peninsula in W Asia, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, including Asiatic Turkey west of an undefined line from the Gulf of Iskenderun to the Black Sea
- asiadollar — a U.S. dollar deposited in or credited to Asian banks and used in the money markets of the region.
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
- ass-kicker — to kick ass. See kick (def 33).
- ass-kisser — the practice or an instance of attempting to curry favor by the excessive use of compliments, praise, or the like.
- assentator — a person who agrees or acquiesces in a compliant or fawning manner
- associator — A person who associates with something.
- astrogator — Astronavigator.
- astrologer — An astrologer is a person who uses astrology to try to tell you things about your character and your future.
- astronomer — An astronomer is a scientist who studies the stars, planets, and other natural objects in space.
- atazanavir — (pharmaceutical drug) An anti-retroviral drug of the protease inhibitor class that is used in to treat HIV infected patients.
- atrabiliar — (obsolete) melancholy; atrabilious.
- attenuator — any device designed to reduce the power of a wave or electrical signal without distorting it
- attributer — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- attributor — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- auctioneer — An auctioneer is a person in charge of an auction.
- audiometer — an instrument for testing the intensity and frequency range of sound that is capable of detection by the human ear
- auditioner — a person who attends an audition
- austringer — a person who keeps goshawks
- authorizer — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- autodialer — An electronic device that dials telephone numbers randomly or from a list and may also leave messages and request information.
- autoloader — stack loader
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- autoworker — An autoworker is a person who works in the automobile manufacturing industry.
- azotometer — (chemistry, obsolete) An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of nitrogen.
- babyboomer — Alternative spelling of baby boomer.
- babysitter — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- back cover — the back part of the cover of a book or magazine
- back order — an order to be filled when stock is renewed
- back river — a river in N Canada, flowing northeast through Nunavut to the Arctic Ocean. Length: about 966 km (600 miles)
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- back-order — to treat as a back order: We have to back-order your sofa until the new fabric arrives.
- backburner — a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election.
- backhander — A backhander is an amount of money that is illegally paid to someone in a position of authority in order to encourage them to do something.
- backlasher — something or someone who produces a backlash
- backmarker — a competitor who is at the back of a field in a race
- backpacker — A backpacker is a person who goes travelling with a backpack.
- backseater — A navigator who accompanies the pilot of an aircraft.
- backslider — A recidivist; one who backslides, especially in a religious sense; an apostate.
- backtalker — One who backtalks.
- backvelder — a person who lives in a backveld
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
- bad mester — a term for the devil, used when speaking to children
- bahawalpur — an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)
- balkan war — Also called First Balkan War. a war (1912–13) in which Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece opposed Turkey.
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower