12-letter words that end in r
- cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
- circumcenter — the center of a circumscribed circle; that point where any two perpendicular bisectors of the sides of a polygon inscribed in the circle intersect.
- circumocular — surrounding the eye.
- circumventor — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- city dweller — a resident or inhabitant of a city
- city manager — (in the US) an administrator hired by a municipal council to manage its affairs
- city slicker — If you refer to someone as a city slicker, you mean that they live and work in a city and are used to city life.
- civic center — In a city or town, a civic center is a building or buildings that contain local government offices and often recreational or cultural facilities for the public.
- claim-jumper — a person who seizes another's claim of land, especially for mineral rights.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- cliff-hanger — a melodramatic or adventure serial in which each installment ends in suspense in order to interest the reader or viewer in the next installment.
- cloud banner — banner cloud.
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- co-ordinator — a person or thing that coordinates.
- coach driver — a person who drives a coach
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
- cock feather — the odd-coloured feather set on the shaft of an arrow at right angles to the nock
- cock lobster — a male lobster
- cocktail bar — a bar which serves cocktails
- cocoa butter — a yellowish-white waxy solid that is obtained from cocoa beans and used for confectionery, soap, etc
- cocurricular — of or relating to a joint curriculum
- code grinder — (jargon, abuse) A suit-wearing minion of the sort hired in legion strength by banks and insurance companies in the Real World to implement payroll packages in RPG and other such unspeakable horrors. In its native habitat, the code grinder often removes the suit jacket to reveal an underplumage consisting of button-down shirt (starch optional) and a tie. In times of dire stress, the sleeves (if long) may be rolled up and the tie loosened about half an inch. It seldom helps. The code grinder's milieu is about as far from hackerdom as one can get and still touch a computer; the term connotes pity. Used of or to a hacker, this term is a really serious slur on the person's creative ability; it connotes a design style characterised by primitive technique, rule-boundedness, brute force and utter lack of imagination. Compare card walloper. Contrast real programmer.
- codiscoverer — a fellow discoverer
- coffee maker — Also, coffeemaker. an apparatus for brewing coffee; coffeepot.
- coffee-maker — a domestic appliance that makes coffee
- coin changer — a machine that gives change rapidly, as to a customer, typically operated by a manual keyboard and often used in association with a cash register.
- cold warrior — a person who engages in or promotes a cold war
- collaborator — A collaborator is someone that you work with to produce a piece of work, especially a book or some research.
- colon cancer — a type of cancer that affects the colon
- color filter — colored glass, dyed gelatin, etc., used to produce certain color or light effects, as in photography
- color-bearer — the person assigned to carry the colors, or flag, as in a parade or ceremony
- color-caster — an announcer, especially in sports, who provides supplementary information or comment.
- come out for — to announce one's approval of; endorse
- commemorator — A person who commemorates something.
- commiserator — to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity.
- commissioner — A commissioner is an important official in a government department or other organization.
- communicator — a person who communicates, especially one skilled at conveying information, ideas, or policy to the public.
- complementer — something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
- complimenter — a person who compliments
- comprehender — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- concatenator — to link together; unite in a series or chain.
- concentrator — to bring or draw to a common center or point of union; converge; direct toward one point; focus: to concentrate one's attention on a problem; to concentrate the rays of the sun with a lens.
- concessioner — A concessioner is the same as a concessionaire.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- confectioner — A confectioner is a person whose job is making or selling sweets and chocolates.
- conferencier — a lecturer or public speaker
- configurator — an item of software that enables or assists in the configuration of a product
- conflagrator — (rare) One who starts a fire.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.