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2 Post author: jsalvatier 22 June 2011 04:53AM

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Comment author: atucker 22 June 2011 05:56:32AM *  3 points [-]

Fun!

I like a lot of the -mancers too (and apparently the letter n), like cognomancer, and optimancer (mostly because it's so close to optimizer). I think my favorite on your list is cognician.

To throw in some more...

(From the Greek "Nike" for Victory (or, winning):

  • nikosopher

  • nikomancer

  • nikologist

From Aletheia (Greek for Truth):

  • aletheisopher

  • alethologer

From Veritas (Latin for Truth):

  • veritician

  • veritosopher

  • veritimancer

  • veritologer

From ingenium:

  • ingenian

  • wingeneer

And others:

  • noomancer

  • noocian

  • neostoic

I also apparently like the letter n.

Comment author: jsalvatier 22 June 2011 01:01:29PM 3 points [-]

You made me think of: win-gineer.

Comment author: zntneo 28 June 2011 06:35:55PM 0 points [-]

I must say that given that i choose to have my last name be aletheia i so prefer the aletheia based ones :)