Deriving Nouns from Verbs: Names for PeopleVocabulary List

Verb – Nounto advise – adviser to announce – announcerto babysit – babysitterto bake – bakerto bat – batterto bathe – batherto begin – beginnerto believe – believerto bid – bidderto bite – biterto bomb – bomberto bounce – bouncerto box – boxerto brew – brewerto broadcast – broadcasterto build – builderto buy – buyerto call – callerto camp – camperto carry – carrierto carve – carverto catch – catcherto challenge – challengerto cheat – cheaterto clean – cleanerto close – closerto cobble – cobblerto command – commanderto complain – complainerto compose – composerto copy – copierto count – counterto crash – crasherto cry – crierto cut – cutterto cycle – cyclerto dance – dancer

to deceive – deceiverto defend – defenderto deliver – delivererto desert – deserterto design – designerto destroy – destroyerto develop – developerto dig – diggerto discover – discovererto dive – diverto do – doerto dream – dreamerto drink – drinkerto drive – driverto drum – drummerto dust – dusterto earn – earnerto employ – employerto encourage – encouragerto engrave – engraver to entertain – entertainerto examine – examinerto exercise – exerciserto exterminate – exterminator to farm – farmerto fasten – fastenerto fence – fencerto fetch – fetcherto fight – fighterto file – filerto fill – fillerto find – finderto fit – fitterto fix – fixer

to flash – flasherto float – floaterto fly – flierto fold – folderto follow – followerto format – formatterto found – founderto frame – framerto frighten – frightenerto garden – gardenerto gather – gathererto give – giverto greet – greeterto grow – growerto handle – handlerto hate – haterto heal – healerto hear – hearerto help – helperto hit – hitterto hunt – hunterto import – importerto influence – influencerto inform – informerto jail – jailerto jog – joggerto joke – jokerto juggle – jugglerto jump – jumperto keep – keeperto kick – kickerto kill – killerto knit – knitterto label – labelerto labor – laborerto lead – leaderto learn – learnerto lecture – lecturerto lend – lenderto listen – listenerto look – lookerto lose – loserto love – lover

to make – makerto manage – managerto manufacture – manufacturerto march – marcherto measure – measurerto meddle – meddlerto mend – menderto mill – millerto mine – minerto mix – mixerto mourn - mournerto move – moverto mug – muggerto murder – murdererto nest – nesterto object – objectorto observe – observerto offend – offenderto organize – organizerto own – ownerto paddle – paddlerto paint – painterto park – parkerto peddle – peddlerto perform – performerto photograph – photographerto plan – plannerto plant – planterto play – playerto preach – preacherto prepare – preparerto present – presenterto prevent – preventerto print – printerto produce – producerto program – programmer

to proofread – proofreaderto provide – providerto publish – publisherto punish – punisherto question – questionerto quilt – quilterto race – racerto read – readerto receive – receiverto record – recorderto repair – repairerto report – reporterto reproduce – reproducerto request – requesterto research – researcherto rescue – rescuerto ride – riderto ring – ringerto rob – robberto rock – rockerto rule – rulerto run – runnerto sack – sackerto scream – screamerto scribble – scribblerto scrub – scrubberto search – searcherto sell – sellerto send – senderto serve – serverto settle – settlerto shave – shaverto shop – shopperto sign – signerto signal – signalerto sin - sinnerto sing – singerto ski – skierto sleep – sleeperto smoke – smoker

to snatch – snatcherto sniff – snifferto speak – speakerto spell – spellerto spend – spenderto spot – spotterto squeal – squealerto squeeze – squeezerto start – starterto strengthen – strengthenerto strip – stripperto suffer – suffererto supply – supplierto support – supporterto swim – swimmerto take – takerto talk – talkerto tap – tapperto taste – tasterto teach – teacherto tease – teaserto tempt – tempterto test – testerto think – thinkerto throw – throwerto tickle – ticklerto time – timerto tip – tipperto trace – tracerto trade – traderto train – trainerto transport – transporterto trap – trapperto travel – travelerto tumble – tumblerto use – userto walk – walkerto wander – wandererto wash – washerto watch – watcherto weave – weaverto weld – welderto whine – whinerto whistle – whistler

to win – winnerto work – workerto worry – worrierto wrestle – wrestlerto write – writerto yell – yeller

Verb – Nounto act – actorto administrate – administratorto advise – advisorto animate – animatorto audit – auditorto conduct – conductorto confess – confessorto decorate – decoratorto deposit – depositorto detect – detectorto dictate – dictatorto direct – directorto edit – editorto educate – educatorto govern – governorto illuminate – illuminatorto inject – injectorto instruct – instructorto interrogate – interrogatorto invent – inventorto investigate – investigatorto navigate – navigatorto negotiate – negotiatorto operate – operatorto possess – possessor

to protect – protectorto sail – sailorto solicit – solicitorto supervise – supervisorto survey – surveyorto vend – vendorto visit – visitor

Verb – Nounto beg – beggarto lie – liar