nomenclator

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The Word of the Day for August 4 is:

nomenclator   \NOH-mun-klay-ter\   noun
     1 : a book containing collections or lists of words
    *2 : one who gives names to or invents names for things

Example sentence: 
     Within days of her promotion, Jenna found herself in the role of 
nomenclator, trying to name the company?s newest product.

Did you know? 
     "Nomenclator" means "name caller" in Latin (from "nomen," meaning "name," 
and the verb "calare," meaning "to call"). In ancient Rome, the nomenclator's 
job was to call out or whisper the names of people as they approached a 
candidate during a political rally. Whether the idea was to make the politician 
look good, as though he himself remembered everyone personally, or simply to 
apprise him of more names than he was ever expected to remember himself is open 
to question. What's quite certain is that in modern times the job title names 
one who creates new names for things. "Nomenclator" is applied especially to 
those who help create a "nomenclature" -- a system of terms for a particular 
discipline. 

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.





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