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"one whose term or enlistment is about to expire," 1906, from short (adj.) + time (n.) + agent noun ending -er (1).

"one whose business is the decoration of dwellings or public edifices," 1700, agent noun in Latin form from decorate.

"one whose profession is advising on matters of food and nutrition and their effect on health," 1926, from nutrition + -ist.

Somalia

country named for the indigenous Somali people, whose name (attested in English by 1814) is of unknown origin.

Sochi

Black Sea resort in Russia, ultimately from the name of the Cherkess (Circassian) people who live in the region, whose name is of uncertain origin.

gastrolator (n.)

"belly-worshipper; one whose god is his own belly," 1690s, from gastro- + Greek -latros "serving" (see -latry). Perhaps modeled on French gastrolatre. Related: Gastrolatrous.

Kazakhstan

from the indigenous Kazakh people (whose name is from Turkic kazak "nomad;" see Cossack) + Iranian -stan "country, land" (see -stan).

auctioneer (n.)

1708, "one whose business is to offer goods or property for sale by auction," from auction (n.) + -eer. From 1733 as a verb, "to sell by auction." Related: Auctioneering.

distiller (n.)

1570s, "one who or that which distills," agent noun from distill. Especially "one whose occupation is to extract spirits by distillation" (1630s).

Caracas

Venezuelan capital, founded 1567 by the Spaniards on the site of a razed village of the Caracas people, whose name is of unknown origin, and named for them.

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