radiographer:
(also called ‘radiology technician‘; plural: ‘radiographers‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘gra’ rhyme with the letters ‘gra’ in “grand”, and the letters ‘ph’ are said with an “f” sound as in “find”)
{These days a ‘radiographer’ who uses computers and other sophisticated equipment is called a ‘radiologic technologist‘.}
[In this context, the person has nothing to do with the 'radio' with which we hear news, music and other audio programmes. Here 'radio' is related to 'radiation' which is a kind of light source other than the normal visible light which is used in normal cameras. 'X-ray' photos are the best examples to describe 'radiography'.]
a radiographer (standing), taking an X-ray photo of a patient (lying down)
a qualified medical person who can make images/pictures of people’s (or animals’) body by using X-rays or other devices/equipment, to show the condition of the inner parts,
Surgeons most often depend on the photos taken by radiographers in deciding which inner parts of their patients’ bodies are damaged or infected and how to operate them.
Radiographers are at high risk of exposing themselves to radio active substances, such as X-rays, while on duty.
A radiographer is a medical personnel but not a medical doctor, physician or surgeon, and he/she is not licensed to treat patients on his/her own.
a radiographer helping a patient to lie down to have the images of her inner body taken
[To know the difference between a radiographer and a radiologist, you may visit: http://www.ehow.com/facts_6400087_difference-between-radiographer-radiologist_.html.]
radical:
(plural: ‘radicals‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound as in “king”)
Apart from several other meanings/definitions (mostly in maths and science) ...
Islamic radicals
a person who believes in and supports total change in an ongoing social, political or financial system, especially using force or violence, if need be,
Most radicals gain popularity by exposing the sufferings of a section of the society.
The radicals more often talk about equality among the citizens and accuse the businessmen of amassing large amounts of money, but always fail to show a way to obtain that equality, except killing a couple of wealthy people.
social radicals — a couple of gays — a man marrying a man
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raconteur:
(plural: ‘raconteurs‘; a French word)
George Hamilton the popular raconteur
a person who can tell stories skillfully; a story-teller,
They say George Hamilton is a born raconteur, capable of telling about anything in a simple and witty way.
Jessica’s grandmother was such a raconteur that we used to spend most of our holidays listening to her stories.
a young raconteur, telling an interesting story to the children
racketeer:
(plural: ‘racketeers‘)
a person who does illegal business and crimes, such as bribery, demanding money from others by threatening to harm, cheating innocent people for making money,
The film industry is full of racketeers who use the glamourous world of this show business to make huge amounts of black money.
It is quite unfortunate that some racketeers have made their way into religion, and using the name of god as a shield, robbing innocent people of their money!
race:
(plural: ‘races‘; a group word for …)
different races
a large group of people with the same physical features, history, language, customs, nationality, etc., living together on a land;
all the people (not the animals or the creatures from outer space),
Ethnologists have divided the human population into five broad races basing on the colour of the skin, physical features, language, place, etc. They are: 1. The Black or Negro Race (Africa) 2. The Red or American Indian Race (America) 3. The White or Caucasian Race (Europe) 4. The Yellow or Mongoloid Race (Asia) 5. The Australoid Race (Australia); however, some authorities include The Polynesian Race (Asia) in the list of major races.
In the present multi-cultural societies, people are of many different mixed races that they are very hard to group into systematic classes.
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racist or racialist:
(plural: ‘racists‘ or ‘racialists‘)
a person who believes that people of one race are better than another,
If anyone talks about people’s basic natural skin colour or physical features in an insulting manner, he/she is called a racist.
Andy was labelled a racist for calling his Afro-American classmate ‘black’.
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rabble:
Apart from some other meanings/definitions …
drunk rabble damaging somebody’s car
(a group word for…)
a crowd of noisy, disorderly people; a mob;
the lowest or the most indecent class of people in a society,
Several policemen were called in to control the rabble at the stadium where the final match was organised.
He grew to be a fine artist and recognised in the high class society though he originally came from the rabble.
the rabble
rabbit:
(plural: ‘rabbits‘)
{Apart from the more common meaning/definition for a furry wild/domesticated animal.}
a person who plays very badly or poorly at a game or sport;
a runner who runs very fast to set a fast pace for another runner of his team in a long-distance running race,
a rabbit (L) setting a fast pace for the main runner of her own team (M)
My younger brother is a known rabbit; nobody wants him on their team.
Johnson is the rabbit to set fast pace for Rodger who is expected to win a gold medal for our country in the long-distance race event in the coming Olympics.
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rabbi:
(plural: ‘rabbis‘ & less commonly: ‘rabbanim‘; pronunciation: the last letters ‘bbi’ rhyme with the word “buy” or “by”)
a rabbi
(in Jewish religion) a person qualified and trained in Jewish law, religious practices and Jewish tradition, and is eligible to teach Jewish religion and law; a Jewish priest,
Whenever there is a disagreement on some rite among the people of a town, the town elders call the rabbi to clear the dispute.
Rabbis are generally so well-learned that they can interpret any quotation from the Hebrew Bible during any religious discussions at a synagogue. (a ‘synagogue’ = a place where Jews worship, like a church for Christians, a temple for Hindus or a mosque for Muslims)
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quorum:
(a group word for…)
a quorum at a meeting
the minimum number of people/members/officers in an assembly or meeting of a society, organisation, business, board of directors’ discussions, etc. necessary to be present to elect someone or to make any important decisions;
a stated number of persons/members without whom a meeting cannot be held;
a select group in an organisation, company, etc.,
the quorum of a board of university staff members
e.g.
Yesterday’s club meeting to elect the new president was postponed to next Sunday because the quorum of 50 was not formed. (i.e. to elect a new president of the club, the meeting must be attended by a minimum number of fifty permanent club members, but last night there were only thirty-eight members present, so the election procedure was postponed)
In general, thirty-five per cent of the elected members form a quorum at any council meeting of our town council.
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