n. a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute. Male correlate of anchorwoman. [ PJC ]

a. Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the Normans who settled in England. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered England. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.
Syn. -- Anglo-French [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Colormen A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Conformity. [ R. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. someone who guards the entrance to a building.
Syn. -- doorkeeper, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From Dormant. ] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Dormant. ] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also sleeping partner or silent partner. --
Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer. --
Table dormant, a stationary table. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Dormant, a. ] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or “ sleep.” Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer. Halliwell.

{ , n. An alderman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Alderman. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. gourmand; cf. Prov. F. gourmer to sip, to lap, gourmacher to eat improperly, F. gourme mumps, glanders, Icel. gormr mud, mire, Prov. E. gorm to smear, daub; all perh. akin to E. gore blood, filth. Cf. Gourmand. ] A greedy or ravenous eater; a luxurious feeder; a gourmand. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Gluttonous; voracious. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Gormand, n. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Gluttony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Gormandized p. pr. & vb. n. Gormandizing ] [ F. gourmandise gluttony. See Gormand. ] To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton; to make a pig of oneself. Shak.
Syn. -- gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gourmandize, binge, pig out, pok out, satiate, scarf out. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. informans, -antis, p. pr. of informare. See Inform, v. t. ] 1. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who imparts information or instruction. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer. [ Obs. or R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

It was the last evidence of the kind; the informant
was hanged. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A misinformer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A man who controls a motor. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. an operator of a motor vehicle, especially of a streetcar or subway train. [ PJC ]

n. Neglect or failure to perform. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. a. [ F. normand, of Scand. origin. See Northman, and cf. Norse. ] Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the Norman language; the Norman conquest. [ 1913 Webster ]

Norman style (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed ornaments were prominent. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the Conqueror. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. normand. ] (Naut.) A wooden bar, or iron pin. W. C. Russell. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A region of France divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie.
Syn. -- Normandie. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible. Paley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat; esp., an action of an elaborate or public character. “Her walking and other actual performances.” Shak. “His musical performances.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment; achievement; production; work; act; action; deed; exploit; feat. [ 1913 Webster ]