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| x Witch doctor |
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Dr. Bombay |
A witch doctor originally referred to a type of healer who treated ailments believed to be caused by witchcraft. It is currently used to refer to healers in some third world regions, who use traditional healing rather than contemporary medicine. In...
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| x Detective |
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Sherlock Holmes |
A detective or investigator is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes". Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or...
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| Nancy Drew | |||
| Hercule Poirot | |||
| Miss Marple | |||
| Jessica Fletcher | |||
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| x Spy | Austin Powers | ||
| Nick Fury | |||
| Bruce Wayne | |||
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| x Scarer | Randall Boggs | ||
| x Triangle musician | Ed Grimley | ||
| x Physician |
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Dr. Gregory House |
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental...
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| Doctor Watson | |||
| Professor Challenger | |||
| John Dorian | |||
| Igor | |||
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| x Author | Jessica Fletcher |
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.
In copyright law, there...
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| Kilgore Trout | |||
| Carrie Bradshaw | |||
| Lucas Scott | |||
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| x Bounty hunter |
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Hanharr |
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward (bounty). Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.
In the United States legal system, the 1873 U.S. Supreme Court case Taylor...
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| Barb Wire | |||
| Boba Fett | |||
| Jango Fett | |||
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| x Reporter |
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Shaktiman |
A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media.
Reporters gather their information in a variety of ways, including tips, press releases, sources (those with newsworthy information) and...
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| Clark Kent | |||
| Daisy Duck | |||
| Fethry Duck | |||
| Lois Lane | |||
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| x Bricklayer |
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Brian "Bomber" Busbridge |
A bricklayer or mason is a craftsman who lays bricks to construct brickwork. The term also refers to personnel who use blocks to construct blockwork walls and other forms of masonry. In British and Australian English, a bricklayer is colloquially...
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| Leonard "Oz" Osbourne | |||
| Neville Hope | |||
| x Superhero |
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Captain America |
A superhero is a type of stock character, dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes—ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas—have dominated...
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| Superman | |||
| Batman | |||
| Dick Grayson | |||
| Tim Drake | |||
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| x Hacker |
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Case |
Hacker is a term that has been used to mean a variety of different things in computing. Depending on the context, the term could refer to a person in any one of several distinct (but not completely disjointed) communities and subcultures:
Today,...
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| Hiro Protagonist | |||
| Mad Al | |||
| Sane Alex | |||
| Undecided Adrian | |||
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| x Mortician | David Fisher | ||
| Nate Fisher | |||
| x Emperor |
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Shaddam Corrino IV |
An emperor (through Old French empereor from Latin imperator) is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort) or a...
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| Leto Atreides II | |||
| Shell Thropp | |||
| Charles Di Britannia | |||
| Theron | |||
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| x White House Communications Director | Toby Ziegler |
The White House Director of Communications, also known as Assistant to the President for Communications, is part of the senior staff of the President of the United States, and is responsible for developing and promoting the agenda of the President...
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| Louise Thornton | |||
| x First Lady of the United States |
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Abbey Bartlet |
First Lady of the United States (acronym: FLOTUS) is the hostess of the White House. Because this position is traditionally filled by the wife of the president of the United States, the title is most often applied to the wife of a sitting president....
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| Helen Santos | |||
| x Comedian |
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Simon Stiles |
A comedian (sometimes comedienne, see below) or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy. A...
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| Tom Jeter | |||
| Tracy Jordan | |||
| Bernie McCullough | |||
| Rick Spleen | |||
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| x Executive Producer | Matt Albie |
An executive producer (EP), sometimes called executive in charge of production, is a producer who was not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process in the original definition, but who was still responsible for the overall...
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| Danny Tripp | |||
| Adam Wilson | |||
| Martin Payne | |||
| Marshall Pike | |||
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| x Writer |
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Matt Albie |
A writer is a person who produces literature or nonfiction, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, essays, articles, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images.
A writer's output...
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| Abdul Alhazred | |||
| Clark Kent | |||
| Beverly Crusher | |||
| William Ashbless | |||
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| x Last of the freelance hackers and Greatest swordfighter in the world | Hiro Protagonist | ||
| x Pizza delivery |
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Hiro Protagonist |
Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria delivers a pizza to a customer. Delivery is normally made with an automobile, motor scooter, or bicycle.
Ordering pizza for delivery usually involves contacting a local pizza restaurant or chain by...
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| Uncle Art | |||
| x Courier |
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Y.T. |
A courier is a person or a company who delivers messages, packages, and mail. Couriers are distinguished from ordinary mail services by features such as speed, security, tracking, signature, specialization and individualization of express services,...
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| Rodney Blackstock | |||
| Daphne Millbrook | |||
| Granville | |||
| x Smith |
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Eöl |
A metalsmith, often shortened to smith, is a person involved in making metal objects. In contemporary use a metalsmith is a person who uses metal as a material, uses traditional metalsmithing techniques (though not necessarily the material), whose...
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| x Starship captain | Mavra Chang | ||
| Malcolm Reynolds | |||
| Captain B. McCrea | |||
| x Lawyer |
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Tom Hagen |
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to...
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| Lionel Hutz | |||
| Daredevil | |||
| Rowley Birkin | |||
| Perry Mason | |||
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| x Secretary |
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Carol |
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to...
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| Sadie Burke | |||
| Janine Melnitz | |||
| Venus Ardanowski | |||
| Adela Corinthos | |||
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| x Engineer |
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Dilbert |
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures and systems while considering the...
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| Alice | |||
| B'Elanna Torres | |||
| Geordi La Forge | |||
| Iron Man | |||
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| x Garbageman | The World's Smartest Garbageman | ||
| x Wedgie Enforcer | Bob | ||
| x Chief Technology Officer | Sid Dabster |
Apple Computer / IT consultant
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| x System Administrator | Mike Floyd |
A system administrator, IT systems administrator, systems administrator, or sysadmin is a person employed to maintain and operate a computer system and/or network. System administrators may be members of an information technology (IT) or Electronics...
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| Miranda Cornielle | |||
| Pitr Dubovich | |||
| x Web Designer | A.J. Garrett | ||
| x Technical Support |
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Greg Flemming |
Technical support or tech support refers to a range of services by which enterprises provide assistance to users of technology products such as mobile phones, televisions, computers, software products or other electronic or mechanical goods. In...
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| Steve Gonzales | |||
| Chuck Bartowski | |||
| x Corporate Sales Manager | Stef Murky | ||
| x Programmer | Pitr Dubovich |
A programmer, computer programmer, or coder is a person who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who...
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| Hiro Nakamura | |||
| Da5id Meier | |||
| Hiro Protagonist | |||
| x Controller | Smiling Man |
Controller is a type of accountant who maintains and audits business accounts in an organization or business. The term is typically used in the United States for a corporate officer who deals with the financial accounting.
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| x Business Analyst | Pearl Dabster |
A Business Analyst (BA) is someone who analyzes the organization and design of businesses, government departments, and non-profit organizations; BAs also assess business models and their integration with technology.
There are at least four tiers of...
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| x Project manager | Pearl Dabster |
A project manager is a professional in the field of project management. Project managers can have the responsibility of the planning, execution and closing of any project, typically relating to construction industry, architecture, Aerospace and...
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| x Plumber |
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Mario |
A plumber is a tradesperson who specializes in installing and maintaining systems used for potable (drinking) water, sewage, and drainage in plumbing systems. The term dates from ancient times, and is related to the Latin word for lead, "plumbum."...
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| Mike Delfino | |||
| Alan Jackson | |||
| Nick Cotton | |||
| x Stock broker | Anji Kapoor |
A stock broker is a regulated professional broker who buys and sells shares and other securities through market makers or Agency Only Firms.
Roles similar to that of a stockbroker include investment advisor, and financial advisor. A stockbroker may...
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| Pacey Witter | |||
| Kristen Kilar | |||
| x Soldier |
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Quintus Lucinius Cato |
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary. The majority of cognates of the word "soldier" that exist in other languages have a meaning that...
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| Lucius Cornelius Macro | |||
| Titus Flavius Vespasian | |||
| Captain America | |||
| Jack Ryan | |||
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| x Principal | Sally Fletcher |
Principal or Head of School is the title of the head administrator of an elementary school, middle school, or high school in some English-speaking countries, including the United States, India and Australia. Public schools in the United States...
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| Cinnamon J. Scudworth | |||
| Mr. Lynn Butlertron | |||
| Scott Guber | |||
| Libby Kennedy | |||
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| x Scientist |
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Dr. Lancet |
A scientist, in a broad sense, is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This...
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| David Bowman | |||
| Professor X | |||
| Davros | |||
| Lex Luthor | |||
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| x Astronaut |
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David Bowman |
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. While generally reserved for professional space travelers, the terms are sometimes applied to anyone who...
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| John Crichton | |||
| Thing | |||
| Mister Fantastic | |||
| Dan Dare | |||
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| x Governess |
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Susan Sto Helit |
A governess is a girl or woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny (formerly called a nurse) or a babysitter, she concentrates on teaching children, not on meeting their physical needs. Her charges are...
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| Jane Eyre | |||
| Fraulein Maria | |||
| Mary Morstan | |||
| x Criminal | Carmen Sandiego | ||
| Steve McBride | |||
| Fergal Maguire | |||
| Fagin | |||
| Buster Edwards | |||
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| x Prosthetist | Rudy Cooper |
A prosthetist, as defined by The American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics and Pedorthics, Inc., is a person who measures, designs, fabricates, fits, or services a prosthesis as prescribed by a licensed physician, and who assists in...
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| x Bloodstain pattern analyst | Dexter Morgan | ||
| x Butler |
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Igor |
A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some also have charge of the entire parlour floor, and...
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| Albert | |||
| Mr. Lynn Butlertron | |||
| Edgar Balthazar | |||
| Niles | |||
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| x Mathematician |
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You Bastard |
A mathematician is a person with an extensive knowledge of mathematics, a field that has been informally defined as being concerned with numbers, data, collection, quantity, structure, space, and change.
Mathematicians involved with solving problems...
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| Hari Seldon | |||
| Dyhianna Selei | |||
| Nathan Stark | |||
| Beremiz Samir | |||
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| x Captain |
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Captain Ahab |
A sea (or lake) captain (also called a master or a shipmaster) is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. The captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations, navigation, crew management and...
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| Zapp Brannigan | |||
| Cap'n Crunch | |||
| Guardians in A Series of Unfortunate Events | |||
| Pereira | |||
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| x Archeologist | Indiana Jones | ||
| x Clack operator | Mad Al | ||
| Sane Alex | |||
| x Student |
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Stephen Dedalus |
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term (or its cognate in another language) is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a...
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| Victor Tugelbend | |||
| Cass Mastern | |||
| Bart Simpson | |||
| Harry Potter | |||
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| x Salesman | Leopold Bloom | ||
| Jim Halpert | |||
| Demetrius | |||
| Bert | |||
| George Juergens | |||
| x Unsuccessful entrepreneur | Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler | ||
| x Jedi | Anakin Skywalker |
The Jedi are major characters in the Star Wars universe. The Jedi use a power called the Force and weapons called lightsabers, which emit a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, in order to serve and protect the Galactic Republic and the...
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| Yoda | |||
| Qui-Gon Jinn | |||
| Mace Windu | |||
| Obi-Wan Kenobi | |||
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| x Philosopher |
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Vroomfondle |
A philosopher is a person who offers views or theories on questions in logic, ethics, aesthetics, and related fields.
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| G’Kar | |||
| Hugh Akston | |||
| Simon Pritchett | |||
| Sir Thomas More | |||
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| x Civil servant | Sam Lowry | ||
| x Police detective | Jimmy McNulty | ||
| Inspector Clouseau | |||
| Maigret | |||
| Charlie Chan | |||
| Detective Inspector John Rebus | |||
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