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laagerA defensive encampment encircled by wagons, especially by South African Boers.labber(informal) A person taking part in a laboratory session.labelerA person or device that produces or affixes labels.labellarRelating to labellalabellerAlternative spelling of labeler.labidometer(medicine) A specialized forceps or attachment to a regular forceps for measuring the size and curvature of the head of a fetus in the pelvis.labimeter(medicine, historical) A labidometer.labioalveolar(phonetics) Involving the lip and the alveolar ridge.labiouvular(phonetics) Co-articulated at the uvula and the lips.labiovelar(phonetics) co-articulated at the velum and the lipslabor(chiefly American spelling) Alternative spelling of labour.laborer(American spelling) One who labors.labourAn effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.labourerBritish standard spelling of laborer.labradorA Labrador retriever.laceflowerPlants of lacy appearance of various species:lacemakerA person who makes lace.lacerA person or thing that laces.laceraterA person or thing that lacerates.lacewearClothing made of lace.laceworkerSynonym of lacemaker.lachrymatorAny substance that causes tears, such as tear gas.laciniarOf or relating to a lacinia.lackerOne who is lacking, or in want.lacklusterLacking brilliance or intelligence.lacquerTo apply a lacquer to something or to give something a smooth, glossy finish.lacquererOne who lacquers.lacrimatorAlternative spelling of lachrymator.lacrosserA lacrosse player.lacrymatorAlternative form of lachrymator.lactatorOne who lactates.lactimeterMisspelling of lactometer.lactobacillarRelating to lactobacilluslactobutyrometer(archaic) An instrument for determining the amount of butterfat in milk.lactomer(surgery) A copolymer of glycolide and lactide used as a suturelactometerA device that estimates the cream content of milk by measuring its specific gravity.lactothermometerA combined lactometer and thermometer.lacunarA sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit; a ceiling containing panels of this kind.lacunocanalicular(anatomy) Relating to the lacunae and the canaliculiladder(figuratively) A series of stages by which one progresses to a better position.laderOne who loads cargo onto a vessel.ladieswearLadies' clothing (and accessories), particularly in a retail context.ladlerOne who ladles.ladyboner(slang, humorous) An erect clitoris; (by extension) a state of arousal or sexual desire in a woman.ladyfingerA low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuit roughly shaped like a large finger.ladykillerAlternative spelling of lady-killer.ladysfingerAlternative spelling of ladyfinger.ladyslipperAlternative form of lady slipper.ladywearAlternative form of ladieswear.laemmergeyerArchaic form of lammergeyer.laendlerAlternative spelling of ländler.laffer(entertainment industry) A comedy.lagenar(anatomy) relating to the lagenalagerA type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.laggarAlternative form of lugger (“type of falcon”).laggerOne who or that which lags behind; a laggard.lagometer(gaming) A display of the amount of latency (lag) experienced in an online game.lagunarOf or pertaining to a lagoon.lahar(geology) A volcanic mudflow.laicizerOne who laicizes.lairA place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.lairiercomparative form of lairy: more lairylairiser(Australia, slang, colloquial) A vulgar and flashy person.laker(UK dialectal) One engaged in sport; a player; an actor.lakewaterThe water in a lake.lakiercomparative form of laky: more lakylallygaggerAlternative form of lollygagger.lambadarAlternative form of lumberdar.lambara feeder for young mammals, particularly goats, consisting of a bucket ringed by a number of artificial nipples, each of which is connected to a tube inside the bucket that conveys milk from the bucket to feeding animalslambasterOne who lambastes.lambeosaur(paleontology) A crested duck-billed dinosaur of the family Hadrosauridae.lamberA ewe that gives birth to a lamb.lambsquarterAlternative form of lamb's quarters.lamburger(rare) A burger made with lamb instead of beef.lamellarOf or pertaining to a lamella, plate-like, flat and thin.lamenterOne who laments.lamercomparative form of lame: more lamelamesterA person or animal that is lame (unable to walk properly or moving with pain); one who limps.lamestreamer(slang, derogatory) A mainstreamer.lameter(Scotland) A cripple.lamigerAlternative spelling of lammiger.laminarOf fluid motion, smooth and regular, flowing as though in different layers.laminarizatorA kind of diffuser, used to laminarize air.laminatorA person who laminates.laminiplantar(archaic, zoology) Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath continuous on both sides, as in most songbirds.laminopeduncular(anatomy) laminar and peduncularlamister(slang) A person who is on the run from law enforcement.lamiterAlternative form of lameter.lammer(gambling) A small plastic disk used by a croupier or dealer to track the state of a game of chance or a debt owed; also button or marker.lammergeierA long-winged vulture, Gypaetus barbatus, found in southern Europe, Africa and India.lammergeyerAlternative form of lammergeier.lammiger(UK, dialect, obsolete) A lame person; a cripple.lamperOne who takes part in lamping, or hunting with bright lights.lampholderA fitting into which an electric lamp can be inserted.lampkeeper(mining, historical) The person in charge of the Davy lamps in a mine.lamplighterA kind of tall bicycle.lampmakerA manufacturer of lamps.lampoonerSomeone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.lampworker(glassblowing) Someone who works with lampworklamster(slang) A fugitive from justice.lanameterAn instrument for measuring the fineness of wool (or other yarn).lanceolar(archaic, botany) lanceolatelancer(military) A cavalry soldier armed with a lance weapon.lancierSynonym of lancer.landcover(geology, ecology) Any natural or man-made material that covers the land surface of the Earth.landerOne who lands, or who lands something.landgrabber(especially Ireland) One in the possession or occupancy of land from which another has been evicted; one who engages in a landgrab.landholderA person who owns land.landhopper(zoology) Any of the terrestrial talitrids.landleaperSynonym of landlouper.landloperAlternative spelling of landlouper.landlouper(archaic) A vagabond; a vagrant.landlubber(nautical, derogatory) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.landmongerAn unscrupulous dealer in land.landownerA person who owns land.landpowerSynonym of boots on the ground (“the military policy”).landscaperOne who does landscaping.landscraperA building with a very large horizontal footprint; a horizontal megastructure.landsider(chiefly science fiction or fantasy) Someone who lives on land (as opposed to the sea or space).landsurferSomeone who participates in landsurfinglandsurveyorAlternative form of land surveyor.landwaiter(historical) A customs officer who oversaw the landing of goods, etc., from vessels.landworkerAn agricultural worker.laner(in combination) A highway with a specified number of lanes.langar(countable, Sikhism) A public eating-place in South Asia, now especially a communal kitchen run by a Sikh community and serving free food.langer(derogatory) Fool; idiot; annoying or contemptible person (usually male).langlauferOne who takes part in langlauf, or cross-country skiing.langourMisspelling of languor.langsuirIn Malaysian folklore: a vampire which is the revenant of a woman who died while pregnant or during childbirth, and which seeks the blood of newborn children.languager(obsolete) A linguist.languisherSomeone who languishes.languor(uncountable) Melancholy caused by lovesickness, sadness, etc.; (countable) an instance of this.languourAlternative spelling of languor.langurAny of the Old World monkeys of the genera Simias, Trachypithecus (lutungs), Presbytis (surilis), and Semnopithecus (gray langurs).lanierA leather thong.laninamivir(pharmacology) A neuraminidase inhibitor used to treat influenza.laniquidarA particular inhibitor of P-glycoprotein.lankercomparative form of lank: more lanklankiercomparative form of lanky: more lankylannerThe lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus.lanyerAlternative form of lanier.lapidatorOne who lapidates.lapillarRelating to the lapilluslapperOne who laps liquid, who takes liquid in with the tongue.lapserOne who lapses.laquear(architecture) A lacunar.lar(Roman mythology, chiefly in the plural) singular of lares: a household god, particularly overseeing the family itself.larcenerOne who commits larceny, a thief.larderA cool room in a domestic house where food is stored.lardererSomeone in charge of a larder.larderhoarder(biology) An animal that larderhoardslardiner(now historical) An officer originally charged with overseeing a larder, but who later became a sinecurist.largeflower(botany) Applied to various plant species that have large flowers.largercomparative form of large: more largelarkerA catcher of larks (the bird).larkiercomparative form of larky: more larkylarkspurA delphinium: any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolidalarmier(anatomy) A tearpit.larruperOne who larrups.lascar(now chiefly historical) A sailor from India or Southeast Asia, especially as serving on a European ship.laserA device that produces a monochromatic, coherent beam of light.lasherOne who whips or lashes.lashkarAlternative form of lascar.lasinavir(pharmacology) A protease inhibitor.laskarAlternative form of lascar.lassoerOne who uses a lasso.lasterA workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or place leather smoothly, on lasts.latcherOne who or that which latches.latecomerOne who has arrived comparatively recently.lateenerA ship with a lateen rig.lateover(neologism) Synonym of sleepunder.latercomparative form of late: more latelateroanterior(anatomy) lateral and anteriorlateroflexor(anatomy) Any muscle used for lateroflexionlateroinferior(anatomy) lateral and inferiorlateropalmar(anatomy) lateral and palmarlateroplantar(anatomy) lateral and plantarlateroposterior(anatomy) lateral and posteriorlaterosuperior(anatomy) lateral and superiorlatexwearFetishwear made of latex.lather(countable, uncountable) The foam made by rapidly stirring soap and water.lathererA person employed to fasten laths to parts of buildings.laticifer(botany) a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.latimer(historical) Synonym of interpreter.latterRelating to or being the second of two items.lauderOne who lauds (communicates high praises)laugherOne who laughs.laughometerA (non-scientific) device for measuring laughter.laughster(rare) Someone who laughs, or is laughing.laughterThe sound of laughing, produced by air so expelled; any similar sound.launcherOne who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.launderA trough or channel carrying water to the wheel of a watermill.laundererOne who engages in the business of laundering.laundryownerThe owner of a laundry.lauter(brewing, of mash, only attributive) Clear.lavadorA machine used in mining placer deposits, which washes paydirt slurries pumped into the top of machine, extracting pebbled ores though its sluice runs into its riffles, grates and miner's moss, a type of washplant.lavalier(jewelry) An item of jewellery consisting of a pendant, sometimes with one stone, suspended from a necklace.laveer(nautical, obsolete) To beat against the wind; to tack.lavenderAny of a group of European plants, genus, Lavandula, of the mint family.laverA red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.lavisherOne who lavishes.lawbreakerOne who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.lawerObsolete form of lawyer.lawgiverOne who provides laws to a society.lawmakerOne who makes or enacts laws.lawmonger(derogatory) A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.lawnchairAlternative spelling of lawn chair.lawner(slang, dated, uncountable) The sport of lawn tennis.lawnmowerA device used for cutting grass to a chosen height, typically of landscaped lawns of residences or institutions.lawspeaker(historical) An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing.lawyerA professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)laxator(anatomy, dated, deprecated) A muscle whose contraction loosens some part.laxercomparative form of lax: more laxlayerA single thickness of some material covering a surface.layover(Canada, US, Australia) A break between stages of a journey.lazar(archaic) Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.laziercomparative form of lazy: more lazyleacher(agriculture) A substance that leaches from the soil.leachourObsolete form of lecher.leaderAny person who leads or directs.leadlighterA person or company that makes leadlight windows.leadswingerAlternative form of lead swinger.leafblowerAlternative form of leaf blower.leafcutterAlternative spelling of leaf-cutter.leafeaterAny organism that consumes leaves.leafflowerThe plant Phyllanthus urinarialeaffolderAny of various moths that fold leaves as they eat themleafhopper(zoology) Any insect of the family Cicadellidae.leafiercomparative form of leafy: more leafyleafleteerA person who writes, prints or distributes leaflets.leafleterA person who distributes leaflets.leaflitterAlternative form of leaf litterleafminerAlternative spelling of leaf miner.leafrollerAlternative spelling of leaf roller.leafscraperAny of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.leaftierAlternative form of leaf tier.leaftosserAny of various ovenbirds in the genus Sclerurus, found in Mexico, Central America, and South America.leaguerer(archaic) A besieger.leakerSomebody who leaks information.leakiercomparative form of leaky: more leakyleanercomparative form of lean: more leanleapfroggerOne who leapfrogs.leapyearAlternative form of leap year.learSomething learned; a lesson.leariercomparative form of leary: more learylearnerOne who is learning; one receiving instruction.leaseholderA person who is tenant by holding a lease; a lessee.leasemonger(archaic) One who leases property at extortionate rates.leaser(nonstandard) One who leases or gleans; lessor.leatherA piece of the above used for polishing.leathercrafterOne who crafts articles from leather; a leatherworker.leathererA manufacturer of leather.leathermakerA manufacturer of leather.leathersellerA tradesman who sells leather.leatherwearClothing made from leather.leatherworkerA person who makes things from leather.leavelooker(UK, historical) A market inspector in the region of Chester in England, responsible for licensing foreign traders, checking the quality of meat, etc.leavenerAny agent that promotes leavening.leaverOne who leaves.lecanomancerA diviner who carries out lecanomancy.lecherA lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.lecker(South Africa) Alternative form of lekker.lector(religion) A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service.lectourObsolete form of lector.lecturerA person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.ledgerA book for keeping notes; a record book, a register.ledgiercomparative form of ledgy: more ledgyledipasvir(pharmacology) A particular drug for the treatment of hepatitis C.leecherOne who leeches; a physician.leechfingerAlternative form of leech-finger.leer(intransitive) To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.leeriercomparative form of leery: more leeryleeuwendaalder(historical) A silver coin minted from 1575 by the rebelling Dutch provinces and subsequently the Dutch Republic with a nominal value varying between 32 and 42 stivers, also used for trade in the American colonies and the Levant, in use until the 18th century.leftercomparative form of left: more leftleftfielderAlternative form of left fielder.lefthanderAlternative spelling of left-hander.leftoverRemaining; left behind; extra; odd; in reserve.leftwingerAlternative form of left-winger.legaliserAlternative form of legalizer.legalizerThat which makes legal.legator(law, uncommon) A testator.legbreakerAlternative spelling of leg-breaker.legendmakerOne who creates a legend.legerLying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.legger(informal) A bootlegger.leggiercomparative form of leggy: more leggylegislatorSomeone who creates or enacts laws.legislatourObsolete spelling of legislator.legitimatorOne who legitimates.legitimiserAlternative spelling of legitimizer.legitimizerOne who, or that which, legitimizes.legover(slang) An act of sexual intercourse.legpullerOne who teases or tells joking untruths.legspinnerAlternative spelling of leg spinner.legwarmerAlternative spelling of leg warmer.legwearSynonym of hosiery.lehr(glassblowing) A long oven or kiln, often having a moving belt, used for annealing glass.leidgerObsolete form of ledger.leigerObsolete form of ledger.leister(fishing) A spear armed with three or more barbed prongs for catching fish, particularly salmon.leistererOne who leisters.leisurewearClothing worn for leisure or as general casual wear.lekker(South Africa) Tasty, nice, fun, great.lekvarA sweet spread made from apricots or prunes.lemmatiser(computing) A program or function that attempts to find the lemma that corresponds to an inflected wordlemmatizerAlternative spelling of lemmatiser.lemonadierSomeone who makes or sells lemonade.lemonwaterAlternative form of lemon water.lemurAny strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.lenderOne who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.lengthenerA person or thing that lengthens somethinglengthiercomparative form of lengthy: more lengthylenser(slang) The person who shoots a film.lensmakerA manufacturer of lenses.lensmeterAn optician's instrument for verifying spectacle prescriptions at the laboratory.lensometerAlternative form of lensmeter.lenticularOf or pertaining to a lens.lenticulocapsularOf or relating to the capsule of lenslentivector(biology) The vector of a lentiviruslentorSlowness, sluggishness.lentourObsolete form of lentor.leperA person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.lepidopterlepidopteran; one of the Lepidoptera.lepidosaur(zoology) A member of the Lepidosauria, reptiles with overlapping scaleslepperA horse that jumps well.leptometer(historical) An instrument for measuring the viscosity of oil.lesdarThe supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is lesbian by observing that person.lessenerOne who, or that which, lessens.lessercomparative form of little: more littlelessoner(dated, rare) A teacher.lessor(property law) The owner of property that is leased; the landlord to a lease.lessourObsolete form of lessor.letherObsolete spelling of leather.letterA symbol in an alphabet.letterboxerOne who takes part in the hobby of letterboxing.lettererA person who is professionally employed to add writing to something (as a sign, shop window, etc.)letterfounder(printing, historical) One who founds or casts letters or types.letterwinnerSynonym of letterman (“student awarded a letter”).lettorAlternative form of letter (“one who lets a property”).leucometerAlternative form of leukometer.leukofilterA filter used in leukofiltration / leukoreductionleukometerA device used for measuring whiteness or brightness.leukopoorPoor in leukocytes.levanterAn Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.levator(agent noun) One who, or something which, lifts something else, as:leveler(American spelling) comparative form of level: more levelleveller(British spelling) comparative form of level: more levelleverA small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a switch or a button).leveragerOne who leverages.levierOne who levies.levigatorA person or tool that levigates.leviner(obsolete) A type of dog, apparently related to the greyhound and noted for its speed.levitatorOne who, or that which, levitates.lewdsterA lewd person; a lecher.lexer(computing) A computer program that performs lexical analysis.lexicalizer(grammar) One who or that which lexicalizes.lexicogrammar(linguistics) The continuity between grammar and lexis.lexicographerOne who writes or compiles a dictionary.lexifier(linguistics, lexicography) The language of a pidgin or creole that serves as the basis for most of its vocabulary.lezzer(slang, derogatory) lesbianliarSomeone who tells a lie; especially, a person who frequently lies.libationerA priest or religious official who conducts a libation ritual, in which a drink is poured as an offering to a divinity or ancestor.libber(colloquial) One who supports liberation for some group.libelerOne who libels.libellerOne who libels.liberA book of public records.liberaliserNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of liberalizer.liberalizerOne who, or that which, liberalizes.liberatorA person who frees or liberates.libratorSomething that librates, or causes librationlicencerAlternative form of licensor.licenserAlternative form of licensor.licensor(law) A party that grants a license to another.lichenographerOne who studies lichenography.lickerSomeone or something that licks.lickometerA device that detects and records contact between a caged animal and the spout of its water bottlelictorAn officer in Ancient Rome, attendant on a consul or magistrate, who bore the fasces and was responsible for punishing criminals.lictour(rare) Obsolete spelling of lictor.lidar(countable) A device that provides such imaging.lidderA worker on an assembly line responsible for putting on lids.liederplural of liedliefercomparative form of lief: more lieflieger(obsolete) A resident ambassador.lienholder(law) Used in instances of title of property (such as a vehicle) to refer to the person who has right of property, as opposed to the party that merely has right of possession. The party that only has right of possession is referred to as a registered owner, and in the event the registered owner fails to pay off the lien according to the agreed-to terms, the lienholder has the right to invoke repossession of the property (vehicle).lienor(law) A lienholder.lierA person or thing that lies, in the sense of being horizontal.lieverAlternative spelling of liefer; comparative form of lief: more lieflifebar(video games) Synonym of health bar (“visual bar display of energy”).lifecarAlternative form of life car.lifecaster(Internet) One who engages in lifecasting.lifehackerOne who uses lifehacks.lifeloggerA person who practices lifelogging.lifepreserver(nonstandard) Alternative form of life preserver (personal flotation device)liferA prisoner sentenced to life in prison.liferenter(Scots law) One who has a liferent.lifesaverSomeone or something that saves lives.lifestylerOne who lives an alternative lifestyle all the time, not just occasionally.lifetakerA murderer; an assassin.lifterSomeone or something that lifts or assists in lifting.liftoverThe distance an item must be lifted in order to load it into a vehicle.ligamentomuscularRelating to the ligaments and muscles.ligator(surgery) An instrument used for ligation, the placement or fastening of a ligature.ligerAn animal born to a male lion and a tigress.liggerThe horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.lightbarA bar mounted on the roof of a vehicle, such as a police car, with rotating beacons or other lights to provide a visual warning.lightcyclerA device used to conduct polymerase chain reactionslightenerThat which lightens.lighterA person who lights things.lighthousekeeperAlternative form of lighthouse keeper.lightkeeperThe person who has charge of the light in a lighthouse or lightship.lightmeterAlternative form of light meter.lightmonger(UK, dated) One who installs lighting.lightpaperAlternative form of light paper.lightsaber(science fiction) A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy.lightwaterAlternative form of light water.lightworker(conspiracy theories) Someone who actively opposes the purported conspirators according to a given (usually ufologist) conspiracy theory.lightyearAlternative spelling of light year.lignotuber(botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.ligularRelating to a ligula.likkerEye dialect spelling of liquor.lilacwater(rare) recycled water that is not suitable as drinking waterliligerAn animal born to a male lion and a ligress (female liger).limberFlexible, pliant, bendable.limberercomparative form of limber: more limberlimboerOne who performs a limbo dance.limeburner(chiefly historical) A tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning limestone at high heat to produce quicklime for use as an agricultural manure, in cement, and otherwise.limelighterA person who excessively seeks attention or tries to take credit for the accomplishments of others.limerSomeone who limes; someone who uses bird-lime or who limewashes.limewater(inorganic chemistry) a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.limier(obsolete) A limer; a bloodhound.limiterThat which limits or confines.limitourObsolete form of limiter.limmer(Scotland) A rogue; a low, base fellow.limnerSomeone who limns or portrays.limnimeterThe apparatus used in limnimetrylimnometerA device used to measure the level of water in a lakelimpercomparative form of limp: more limplinearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.linearizerA device or process that linearizes.linebacker(American football) The defensive players who are in position behind the defensive linemen and in front of the safeties and cornerbacks and whose principal responsibilities are to tackle runners and to defend against shorter passes.linecasterA typesetting machine that casts entire lines of type in metal slugs.linefisherAlternative form of line fisher.linemakerAn employee of a gambling establishment who sets the line, or spread.linendraper(dated) A retailer of fabrics.linener(obsolete) A dealer in linen; a linen draper.lineprinterAlternative form of line printer.linerSomeone who fits a lining to something.linesiderA fish, the striped bass.linewalkerA person employed to walk along an oil or gas pipeline in search of leaks and other problems.lineworkerA lineman; one who works on overhead cables.linger(intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.lingererOne who lingers.lingisterAlternative form of linkster.lingsterAlternative form of linkster (“interpreter or broker”).linguister(archaic) Synonym of interpreter, particularlylingularRelating to a lingulalinisherA machine that carries out linishing.linkerThat which links.linkisterAlternative form of linkster.linnerA meal or snack eaten between the normal times for lunch and dinner.linotyperSynonym of linotypist.linterThe short fibres that cling to cottonseeds after the first ginning.lionburgerA burger made with lion meat.lioniserNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of lionizer.lionizerSomeone who lionizes.lionkeeperThe attendant who looks after a captive lion.liplinerA cosmetic product intended to fill uneven areas on the outer edges of the lips after applying lipstick, therefore giving a smooth shape.lipometerAny of various devices used to measure subcutaneous fatlipopolymer(organic chemistry) Any polymer containing lipid (fatty acid or steroid) moieties.liposugarSynonym of liposaccharide.lipotransferThe transfer of fat from one part of the body to anotherlipreaderSomeone who is able to determine a person's speech by observing the motion of their lips.liquefierA device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression)liqueurA flavored alcoholic beverage that is usually very sweet and contains a high percentage of alcohol.liquidambarA resinous gum that exudes from the bark of the tree Liquidambar styraciflua.liquidamberAlternative form of liquidambar.liquidatorOne who liquidates.liquidiserNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of liquidizer.liquidizer(Australia, India, UK) A machine to chop or puree food; a blender.liquifierAlternative form of liquefier.liquorA liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).liquorerA person employed to test samples of coffee beans and select the desired blend.liquourObsolete form of liquor.lisperOne who has a lisp.lissoir(archaeology) A prehistoric tool, made of bone or wood, used to soften leather.lissosphincterThe part of a sphincter composed of smooth musclelistenerSomeone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.listerOne who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.listmakerSomeone who makes a list or lists.listmaster(Internet) A person responsible for operating a listserv.listmember(Internet) A recipient of messages from a listserv.listserver(computing) A server that distributes messages to members of an e-mail list.liter(American spelling) Alternative form of litre, one cubic decimeter.literaliserAlternative form of literalizer.literalizerA literalist (someone who takes something literally)literateurAlternative spelling of litterateur.literatorA literary person, a man of letters.literatuerObsolete spelling of literature.litherLazy, slothful; listless.lithofracteur(historical or obsolete) An explosive material composed mostly of nitroglycerine. It was made in Germany in the 19th century, used in the mining industry and has since become obsolete.lithofractorAlternative form of lithofracteur (“explosive compound”).lithographerA person who makes lithographs, who does lithography.litholaterOne who worships stones.lithometeorA suspension of dry dust etc. in the atmosphere.lithontriptorAlternative form of lithotripter.lithostratigrapherOne who studies lithostratigraphy.lithotripter(surgery) A device used in lithotripsylithotriptorAlternative spelling of lithotripter.lithotritorAlternative form of lithotripter.lithotryptorAlternative spelling of lithotripter.litigationer(rare) A litigator who conducts an excessive number of lawsuits.litigatorA person employed to litigate, a lawyer skilled in arguing in court.litrameterAn instrument for measuring the specific gravity of liquids by the height to which they rise in vertical tubes under a definite air pressure.litster(archaic, UK, Scotland) A dyer.litter(uncountable) Straw, grass, and similar loose material used as bedding for people or animals.litterateurA person engaged in various literary works: literary critic, essayist, writer.littererOne who litters.littlefur(furry fandom, age regression) A member of the furry subculture who is a little.littlercomparative form of little: more littlelivebearerA live-bearing aquarium fish, one that retains the eggs inside the body and gives birth to live, free-swimming young.livebloggerA person who liveblogsliveforeverThe houseleek (Sempervivum spp.).liveliercomparative form of lively: more livelylivenerOne who, or that which, livens.liver(countable, uncountable) This organ, as taken from animals used as food.livestreamerAlternative form of live streamer.liveyerAlternative form of liveyere.livor(pathology) Skin discoloration, as from a bruise, or occurring after death.lixiviatorOne who or that which lixiviates.loaderAgent noun of load; a person or device that loads.loadmaster(military) The member of an aircrew responsible for the loading and internal stowage of heavy cargo (so as to minimise the disruption of the aircraft's trim).loadstarMisspelling of lodestar.loaferAn idle person.loamiercomparative form of loamy: more loamyloanerOne who loans; a lender.loanholderOne who takes out a loan.loanmongerA dealer in, or negotiator of, loans.loatherOne who loathes.loaver(UK, slang, obsolete) Money.lobarOf or relating to a lobe.lobberOne who throws or hits/kicks a ball in a high arc.lobbierOne who lobbies; a lobbyist.lobbyerAlternative form of lobbierlobotomizerOne who performs a lobotomy.lobscouser(dated, nautical) A sailor.lobsterVarious other crustaceans that resemble true lobsters:lobstererSomeone who catches lobsters.lobucavir(pharmacology) An antiviral drug.lobularOf or relating to a lobule.lobuloalveolar(anatomy) Pertaining to the lobules and alveoli of mammary tissuelocaliserAlternative form of localizer.localizer(computing, translation studies) A person who localizes (adapts a product for use in a particular country or region, or adapts translated text to fit a local culture).locaterSomething which serves to locatelocatorOne who, or that which, locates.loccer(dated, fandom slang) A fan who is a prolific writer of letters to periodicals.lockchamberA section of a canal used to raise or lower vessels.lockchester(obsolete, Oxfordshire) Synonym of woodlouse.lockdownerA person who supports lockdown measures (especially during the COVID-19 pandemic).lockerA lockable cubicle.lockkeeper(usually) A lockmaster; (sometimes) any locktender.lockmakerA manufacturer of locks.lockmasterSomeone who is in charge of a lock on a waterway.lockpickerA person or device that lockpicks or picks locks.locktenderA tender of a lock on a waterway (e.g., canal or river).locomoterMisspelling of locomotor.locomotorOf or pertaining to movement or locomotion.locospotter(rail transport) A railfan who is interested in locomotives, and notes down those that have been seen (spotted).locularHaving or relating to a loculus or compartment.locutorA speaker (one who talks).lodestarA star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.lodgekeeperThe keeper of a lodge (at the entrance to a larger property)lodgerA person who lodges in another's house (compare tenant).loferAlternative form of loafer (“timber wolf”).lofter(golf) An obsolete golf club, the predecessor of the niblick.loftierComparative form of lofty: more lofty.loggerA worker whose occupation is to harvest trees.logicasterAn unskilled or inferior logician.logicker(archaic, derogatory) A logician.logiercomparative form of logy: more logyloglinearAlternative form of log-linear.logmaker(UK) One who cuts trees at a tree farm and prepares logs for further processing; lumberman.logographera chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner with short simple sentenceslogomacherSynonym of logomachist.logometerA logarithmic scale.logophor(linguistics) A reflexive pronoun with discourse antecedents; i.e. a reflexive pronoun whose antecedent does not occur in the sentence itself.logrollerSomeone who logrolls; one who competes in a logrolling.logrunnerAny of several Australian songbirds of the genus Orthonyx.loir(dated) dormouseloiterTo stand about without any aim or purpose; to stand about idly.loitererOne who loiters, one who lingers or hangs around.lollara currency deposit recorded as a US dollar in the Lebanese banking system that cannot be withdrawn as such due to the Lebanese liquidity crisis, instead being available only for exchange for Lebanese pounds at massively reduced rates.lollerAn idle vagabond.lollygagger(slang) A lazy person, one who lollygags; a slacker, ne'er-do-well.lollypaloozer(US, slang) An outstanding example of its kind.loneliercomparative form of lonely: more lonelylonerOne who is alone, lacking or avoiding the company of others.lonesomercomparative form of lonesome: more lonesomelongboarderOne who rides a longboard.longboaterSomeone who travels by longboatlongbowstringmakerA manufacturer of strings for longbows.longearLepomis megalotis, a colourful freshwater sunfish with an elongated opercular flap.longercomparative form of long: more longlongfather(fantasy) A male ancestor.longgrasserAlternative form of long-grasser.longhairA person with hair longer than the norm, especially someone viewed as bohemian, non-conventional or a hippie.longhunter(historical) An 18th-century hunter and explorer of the American frontier, especially in the Ohio River basin area.longiroster(obsolete) One of the Longirostres, a former family of long-billed birds, such as the snipe.longliner(nautical) A fisherman or fishing boat that uses longlines.longliverOne who lives an exceptionally long life.longprimerAlternative form of Long Primer.longspurAny of the birds of the genus Calcarius, having a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.longtimerOne who has been a resident, member, etc. for a long time.longueur(authorship) A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.lontarThe palmyra or leaves of this tree as used for palm-leaf manuscripts in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.looker(literally) One that looks or is actively looking; a watcher; an observer.lookoverA brief visual inspection.looner(informal) One who has a balloon fetish.looniercomparative form of loony: more loonylooperAn instrument or tool, such as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn or cord, etc.loopiercomparative form of loopy: more loopyloosenerSomething that loosensloosercomparative form of loose: more looselooterOne who loots, who steals during a general disturbance such as a riot or natural disaster.looverArchaic form of louver.loperOne who or that which lopes; a runner; a leaper.lopinavir(pharmacology) An antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₄O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is taken orally usually in conjunction with other retroviral agents (such as ritonavir) to treat HIV infected patients.lopperA person who lops.loquitur(stage direction) Speaks.lorTagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.lordliercomparative form of lordly: more lordlylorefather(archaic, rare) A male teacherloremaster(chiefly fantasy) A wise person with knowledge of lore in any number of topics, such as history, genealogy, ancient poetry and possibly magic as well; A scholar.lorimer(obsolete) A person who makes the bits and other metal parts of a horse's bridle, and other small metal pieces.lorinerAlternative form of lorimer.losenger(obsolete) A flatterer or deceiver.loserA person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.lossmakerA company, product, etc. that makes a financial loss.lothercomparative form of loth: more lothlotholderSomeone who owns a lot (small parcel of land) in a cemeterylotilanerA veterinary medication used to control fleas and ticks in dogs and cats.loudercomparative form of loud: more loudloudhailer(UK, Ireland) A megaphone or bullhorn.loudspeakerAn electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.louerObsolete typography of lover.lounder(UK, dialectal, chiefly Northern England, archaic) To beat; to deal a heavy blow; to whackloungerOne who lounges; an idler.loungewearLoose clothing in which one can lounge.lour(intransitive) To frown; to look sullen.louser(Ireland, slang) A mean or contemptible person.lousiercomparative form of lousy: more lousylouvarLuvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.louverA type of turret on the roof of certain medieval buildings designed to allow ventilation or the admission of light.loveliercomparative form of lovely: more lovelylovemakersomeone who makes love; a person who has sexual intercourselovemongerA person who encourages or advocates love; one who deals in affairs of love.loverOne who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.lovyerObsolete form of lover.lowballerOne who lowballs.lowcarder(professional wrestling) A wrestler who performs in the lowcardlowercomparative form of low: more lowloweratorA catering device for heating or cooling a stack of plates.lowererOne who lowers something.lowlander(Scotland) A person who inhabits the Scottish Lowlands.lowliercomparative form of lowly: more lowlylowliferSynonym of lowlife.lowriderAttributive form of lowriders.lozengerArchaic form of lozenge.ltrAbbreviation of letter.lubber(nautical) An inexperienced or novice sailor; a landlubber.lubricatorA device that lubricates, that applies lubricant.luchador(professional wrestling) A Mexican professional wrestler, frequently (but not always) masked.luciferEllipsis of lucifer match, sulfur or phosphorus friction matches.lucimeterAn instrument used to measure light intensity.lucker(slang) A very lucky person.luckiercomparative form of lucky: more luckylucubratorOne who lucubrates.luffer(architecture) Alternative form of louver.lugdor(British, regional, archaic) the woodlouselugerSomeone who competes in the luge.luggerThat which lugs in either literal or figurative senses.lukewarmercomparative form of lukewarm: more lukewarmlullerSomeone or something that lulls.lulzer(Internet slang, derogatory, dated) A laughable person who makes one "lulz" (alteration of lol).lumacaftorAn experimental drug for the treatment of cystic fibrosis.lumbarRelated to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.lumber(Canada, US) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.lumberdar(India, historical) The registered representative of a coparcenary community, who is responsible for government revenue.lumbererOne who lumbers, who moves in a heavy and ungainly manner.lumboventricular(anatomy) lumbar and ventricularlumenometerMisspelling of luminometer.lumiaggregometerA device that simultaneously measures aggregation and secretion of ATP from the same sample of plateletsluminarRelating to lightlumperAn extra laborer hired to assist in the loading or unloading of a truck or a ship.lumpiercomparative form of lumpy: more lumpylumpsuckerAny of the scorpaeniform fish in the family Cyclopteridae, with adhesive pelvic discs.lunarOf, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).luncheoner(dated) Someone who eats lunch, especially in a diner or restaurant.luncherSomeone who lunches; someone who eats lunch.lunchorAlternative form of luncher.lungerA person who lunges.lungoorArchaic form of langur.lungpowerAlternative form of lung power.luniercomparative form of luny: more lunylunisolarOf a calendar, based on both the lunar month and the solar year.lunker(US) Anything, especially a sport fish, that is especially large for its type; a whopper.lunner(informal) A meal consumed between lunchtime and dinnertime.lunular(archaic, botany, zoology) Having a shape like that of the new moon; crescent-shaped.lupanar(formal, archaic) A brothel.lupper(Polari, usually in the plural) A finger.lur(music, historical) A long natural blowing horn without finger holes, played by embouchure.lurcherA type of crossbreed dog ― a cross between a sighthound and any other breed or the offspring of such crosses.lurrAlternative form of lur.luser(computing, slang, derogatory) An incompetent computer user.lushercomparative form of lush: more lushlusterThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.lustiercomparative form of lusty: more lustylutar(music) Synonym of lute guitar.lutemakerA manufacturer of lutes.luterOne who uses lute (the material).luthierA person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.luvarAlternative form of louvar.luxmeter(photography) A light meterluxometerAny of various devices that measure some property of lightlyarObsolete form of liar.lymerObsolete form of limer.lymiterObsolete form of limiter.lymphaticovenularRelating to lymph glands and venuleslymphofollicularRelating to lymph node follicles.lymphoglandularContaining both lymphoid and glandular tissuelymphomononuclearDescribing mononuclear cells of the lymphatic systemlymphonodular(anatomy) Relating to lymph nodeslymphoplasmacellularRelating to lymphoplasma cellslymphoplasmocellularAlternative form of lymphoplasmacellular.lymphoreticularreticuloendotheliallymphovascular(anatomy) Relating to lymph vessels.lyncherOne who lynches.lyophilizerfreeze-drying equipment; freeze-dryerlyoprotectorSynonym of lyoprotectant.lysimeterAn instrument that measures the percolation of water through soillysosensorAny of a group of fluorescent pH indicators (the colour of whose fluorescence depends on the acidity)lysotracker(histology) Any of a range of fluorescent dyes used to stain lysosomes