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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"roman": "kontroljór",
"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "контролёр"
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"masculine"
],
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"english": "one who checks entry tickets",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "biletjór",
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"english": "limited usage",
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"roman": "čéker",
"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"One who or that which checks or verifies something."
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"The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment."
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "tarkastaja"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"masculine"
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"word": "vérificateur"
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{
"code": "fr",
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"word": "vérificatrice"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "gl",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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],
"word": "Prüfer"
},
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
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},
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "One who checks or verifies something",
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],
"word": "контролёр"
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"code": "ru",
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],
"word": "учётчик"
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],
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{
"code": "es",
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"masculine"
],
"word": "verificador"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"tags": [
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],
"word": "verificadora"
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"code": "bg",
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{
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"sense": "The clerk who tallies cost of purchases and accepts payment",
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},
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"code": "el",
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"masculine"
],
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