11 Intricate Words for Occupations and Hobbies

Awesome list from Dictionary.com.

1. cruciverbalist
(n.)a designer or aficionado of crossword puzzles.

2. ecdysiast
(n.)a person who performs a striptease.

3. funambulist
(n.)a tightrope walker.

4. phlebotomist
(n.)a nurse or other health worker trained in drawing venous blood for testing or donation.

5. poetaster
(n.)an inferior poet; a writer of indifferent verse.

6. shamus
(n.,)a detective.

7. thaumaturgist
(n.)a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.

8. toxophilite
(n.)a devotee of archery; archer.

9. comptroller
various types of financial executives.

10. metaphysician
A person who creates or develops theories regarding the nature of reality.

11. chiromancer
Someone who performs divination by reading palms.

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