desai
In west and south India, a native official in charge of a district, often held by heredity; a petty chief.

desais
plural of desai

desaparecido
One of the people who disappeared during the 1976-1983 military rule in Argentina, presumed to have been killed by members of the regime.
One of the people who disappeared during the 1972-1981 martial law in the Philippines, presumed to be killed by the military.

desaparecidos
plural of desaparecido

desarguesian
Alternative form of Desarguesian.

desaye
Alternative form of desai.

desayes
plural of desaye

descanter
One who descants.

descanters
plural of descanter

descantist
One who plays a descant.

descantists
plural of descantist

descendentalist
A believer in descendentalism.

descendentalists
plural of descendentalist

descender
A person or thing that descends.
The part of a letter or number that is drawn below the baseline (the bottom of most lowercase letters).
A letter that has such a portion, such as g, j, or in some fonts Q.
A cyclist who excels at fast descents.
A belay device used in rock climbing, or as a fire escape.

descenders
plural of descender

deschooler
A practitioner of deschooling.

deschoolers
plural of deschooler

describee
One who is described; the subject of a description.

describer
A person who describes.
A person who describes.

descrier
A person who descries.

descriers
plural of descrier

descriptionalist
One who subscribes to descriptionalism.

descriptionalists
plural of descriptionalist

descriptionists
plural of descriptionist

descriptivists
plural of descriptivist

desecrater
Alternative spelling of desecrator.

desecraters
plural of desecrater

desecrator
A person who profanes or violates the sacredness or sanctity of something.

desecrators
plural of desecrator

desegregationist
A supporter of desegregation.

desegregationists
plural of desegregationist

deselector
A factor that tends to exclude something from being selected.

deselectors
plural of deselector

deserter
A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
One who is familiar with the desert climate and environment.

deserters
plural of deserter

deserticole
A desert-dweller; one who is deserticolous.

deserticoles
plural of deserticole

desertophile
One who loves deserts.

desertophiles
plural of desertophile

desertress
A female deserter.

desertrice
A female deserter.

desertrices
plural of desertrice
plural of desertrix

desertrix
Alternative form of desertrice.

deserver
Someone who deserves.

deservers
plural of deserver

deshopper
A person who practises deshopping.

deshoppers
plural of deshopper

designado
In some Latin American countries, a person designated to succeed the vice president.

designados
plural of designado

designathon
A collaborative event where people meet to design things.

designathons
plural of designathon

designator
A person who, or term that, designates.
An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies.

designators
plural of designator

designee
One who has been designated

designees
plural of designee

designerati
Fashion designers collectively.

designers
plural of designer

desilverer
A person or machine that desilvers.

desilverers
plural of desilverer

desirer
One who desires, asks, or wishes.

desirers
plural of desirer

desister
A person who desists.
A person who ceases to identify as transgender and who did not undergo a physical sex change operation.

desisters
plural of desister

desistor
One who desists, who stops or has stopped doing something.

desistors
plural of desistor

deskie
Someone who spends most of their time at a desk (usually working)
In virtual reality games, one who uses the desktop version of that game.

deskies
plural of deskie

deskiller
One who deskills.

deskillers
plural of deskiller

deskman
A subeditor.
Anyone who works at a desk, as in a police station.

deskmate
One who sits with another person at the same desk.
One who sits with another person at neighbouring (frequently, touching) desks.

deskmates
plural of deskmate

deskmen
plural of deskman

deskperson
A deskworker.

deskworker
A person who does deskwork.

deskworkers
plural of deskworker

deso
A designated driver.

desolater
One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste.

desolaters
plural of desolater

desolator
Alternative spelling of desolater.

desolators
plural of desolator

desos
plural of deso

despairer
One who despairs.

despairers
plural of despairer

despammer
A person who fights against spam messages.

despammers
plural of despammer

despatcher
Alternative form of dispatcher.

despatchers
plural of despatcher

desperado
A bold outlaw, especially one from southern portions of the Wild West.
A person in desperate circumstances or who is at the point of desperation, such as a down-and-outer, an addict, etc.
A person who is desperately in love or is desperate for a romantic or sexual relationship.
A piece that seems determined to give itself up, typically to bring about stalemate or perpetual check.

desperadoes
plural of desperado

desperados
plural of desperado

desperates
plural of desperate

despiser
One who despises.

despisers
plural of despiser

despoiler
One who despoils; one who strips by force; a plunderer.

despoilers
plural of despoiler

desponder
One who desponds.

desponders
plural of desponder

despot
A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.
A title awarded to senior members of the imperial family in the late Byzantine Empire, and claimed by various independent or semi-autonomous rulers in the Balkans (12th to 15th centuries)

despotess
A female despot.
The wife of a despot.

despotesses
plural of despotess

despotism
Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

despotisms
plural of despotism

despotist
A supporter of despotism, or a despotic ruler.

despotists
plural of despotist

despotry
despotism

despots
plural of despot

dessaye
Alternative form of desai.

dessayes
plural of dessaye

destabiliser
Alternative spelling of destabilizer.

destabilisers
plural of destabiliser

destabilizer
One who, or that which, destabilizes.

destabilizers
plural of destabilizer

destigmatizer
One who destigmatizes.

destigmatizers
plural of destigmatizer

destimulator
One who or that which destimulates.

destimulators
plural of destimulator

destinatories
plural of destinatory

destinatory
One who is the intended recipient of an action.

destinies
plural of destiny

destinist
A believer in destiny; a fatalist.

destinists
plural of destinist

destiny
That to which any person or thing is destined; a predetermined state; a condition predestined by the Divine or by human will.
That which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
One's eventual fate (not necessarily inevitable or predestined).
The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; an irresistible power or agency conceived of as determining the future, whether in general or of an individual.

destoor
Alternative form of dastur (“Zoroastrian high priest”).

destoors
plural of destoor

destrier
A large warhorse, especially of a medieval knight.
A steed.

destriers
plural of destrier

destructionist
One who delights in destroying that which is valuable, or whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing social, economic or political institutions.
One who believes in the final destruction or complete annihilation of the wicked; an annihilationist, a conditionalist (i.e., a believer in conditional immortality).

destructionists
plural of destructionist

destructivist
A representative of destructive principles, as in biblical criticism.
An artist involved in destructivism.