'Nomenclator' definitions:

Definition of 'Nomenclator'

From: GCIDE
  • Nomenclator \No"men*cla`tor\, n. [L., fr. nomen name + calare to call. See Name, and Calendar.]
  • 1. One who calls persons or things by their names. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to solicit. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or vocabulary of technical names. [1913 Webster]