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People & Occupations — Lesson 16

peer
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peer

peer
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
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pilot
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pilot

pilot
ˈpaɪlət
someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight
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pirate
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pirate

pirate
ˈpaɪrət
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
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poet
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poet

poet
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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pope
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pope

pope
poʊp
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
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prey
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prey

prey
preɪ
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
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prince
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prince

prince
prɪns
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
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prior
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prior

prior
ˈpraɪər
the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot
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professor
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professor

professor
prəˈfesər
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
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queer
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queer

queer
kwɪr
offensive term for an openly homosexual man
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rebel
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rebel

rebel
ˈrɛbəl
`Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
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recruit
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recruit

recruit
rɪˈkruːt
a recently enlisted soldier
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