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People & Occupations — Lesson 40

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astronomers

əˈstrɑːnəmɚz

A physicist who studies astronomy — astronomers recently discovered a new exoplanet.

Astronomers use powerful telescopes to observe distant galaxies.

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ate

eɪt

Goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment — I ate breakfast at 8 o'clock this morning.

I ate breakfast at 8 o'clock this morning.

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atheist

ˈeɪθiɪst

Someone who denies the existence of god — he described himself as an atheist rather than agnostic.

She grew up in a religious family but became an atheist in college.

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atheists

ˈeɪθiːɪsts

Someone who denies the existence of god — many famous scientists were atheists.

Many famous scientists were atheists.

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athena

əˈθiːnə

The Greek goddess of wisdom, courage, and strategic warfare — the Parthenon was built in honor of Athena.

Athena was worshipped in ancient Greece as a major deity.

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athletes

ˈæθliːts

A person trained to compete in sports — many athletes follow strict diets.

The athletes trained hard for the Olympics.

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atlas

ˈætləs

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders — the geography teacher showed us a map in the atlas.

I checked the route on the atlas before our road trip.

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atlases

ˈætləsɪz

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was forced by Zeus to bear the sky on his shoulders — children enjoy looking through picture atlases.

The library has several atlases for researching geography.

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attacker

əˈtækər

Someone who attacks — she fought back against her attacker.

The attacker was caught by the police.

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attackers

əˈtækərz

Someone who attacks — police are searching for the attackers.

The attackers broke into the building at night.

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attendant

əˈten.dənt

Someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another — a cloakroom / museum attendant.

a cloakroom / museum attendant

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attendants

əˈtɛndənts

Someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another — several attendants were on duty at the concert venue.

The museum attendants were very knowledgeable about the exhibits.

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