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nomenclator

[ noh-muhn-kley-ter ]

noun

  1. a person who assigns names, as in scientific classification; classifier.
  2. Archaic. a person who calls or announces things or persons by their names.

nomenclator

/ ˈəʊɛˌɪə /

noun

  1. a person who invents or assigns names, as in scientific classification
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclator1

1555–65; < Latin ōԳٴǰ, variant of ōԳܱٴǰ one who announces names, equivalent to ō name + -ܱٴǰ, variant of ٴǰ a crier ( ( re ) to call + -tor -tor )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclator1

C16: from Latin, from ō name + re to call

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