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Cham

/kæm/

An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.

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noun

1
An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
"1997: "Sitting at a table, drinking Ale, observing the Mist thro’ the Window-Panes, Mason forty-five, the Cham sixty-four." — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon"

noun

1
A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
2
An Ottoman sultan.
3
A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan.

noun

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syrianoun	A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Syrian Arab Republic. Capital: Damascus.
nigernoun	A country in West Africa, situated to the north of Nigeria. Official name: Republic of the Niger.
shamnoun	A fake; an imitation that purports to be genuine.
cheamnoun	A suburban village in the borough of Sutton, Greater London, on the border with Surrey (OS grid ref TQ2463).
zhannoun	A surname from Chinese.
tsamnoun	—
knockernoun	A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
chamchanoun	(India, colloquial) A sycophant and hanger-on or lackey.
chidernoun	One who chides.
criticulenoun	(derogatory, archaic) A petty critic.
critickinnoun	(archaic) A petty critic; a criticaster.
pick-faultnoun	(obsolete) A critic; a censorious person.
chammynoun	Alternative form of shammy. [Chamois leather.]
objurgatornoun	One who objurgates; a scolder or rebuker.
vituperatornoun	One who vituperates, or censures abusively.
crabbernoun	A person who catches crabs.
cockmasternoun	One who breeds gamecocks.
chunderheadnoun	(derogatory) A term of abuse.
chinnoun	The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
armchair quarterbacknoun	(colloquial, idiomatic, chiefly US) A person who watches sports on television, typically American football, who often verbally suggests plays or critiques the players and coaches.