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Someone who specializes in the scientific study of fish: Shanna's cousin spends a lot of his time on the coast because he is an ichthyologist and he wants to learn more about aquatic environments. © ALL rights are reserved.
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A person who uses fish or their parts to foretell or divine the present, past, or future.

Any human, animal, etc. that eats or consumes fish.

A dissector or anatomist of fishes.

Someone who deals with the description, analysis, and interpretation of icons or iconic representations.

A physician who specializes in a particular medical area.

A worshiper of idols.

A fire-worshiper or fire-worshipers: Joan has neighbors who are ignicolists because they worship fire as a form of a god.

Someone who produces mental images that are not real: A conjuror or sleight of hand performer is identified as an illusionist. © ALL rights are reserved.

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Anyone who lives without being concerned or controlled by what other people will think: The vocational counselor encouraged Alfred to be an individualist by starting a business that he personally felt would improve the efficiency of saving data and making it easier for users to understand and to access information on the internet.

1. A person; for example, the owner, the managing director, or a large shareholder of an industrial enterprise, who has a substantial interest in the running and profits of that business.
2. Someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise; or an owner or controller of an industrial concern.