| OPPRESSOR | • oppressor n. Someone who oppresses another or others. • OPPRESSOR n. one that oppresses. |
| PARATROOP | • paratroop n. A company of paratroopers. • PARATROOP adj. relating to paratroops, troops trained to drop by parachute. |
| PORPHYRIO | • porphyrio n. A swamphen. • Porphyrio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – swamp hen. • PORPHYRIO n. any bird of the purple-coot genus Porphyrio. |
| PORPORATE | • PORPORATE adj. (Browning) clad in purple. |
| POTPOURRI | • potpourri n. A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley. • potpourri n. An anthology of miscellaneous prose. • potpourri n. (Music) A medley of songs or music. |
| PREPOSTOR | • prepostor n. Alternative form of prepositor. • PREPOSTOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PRAEPOSTOR, PREPOSITOR. |
| PROPELLOR | • propellor n. Nonstandard spelling of propeller. • PROPELLOR n. someone who, or something which, propels, also PROPELLER. |
| PROPOSERS | • proposers n. Plural of proposer. • PROPOSER n. one that proposes. |
| PROPRETOR | • propretor n. Alternative spelling of proprætor. • PROPRETOR n. a magistrate of ancient Rome who, after acting as praetor, was appointed to the governor of a province, also PROPRAETOR. |
| PROPULSOR | • propulsor n. (Chiefly aeronautics) A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change… • PROPULSOR n. something which propels. |
| SPOROCARP | • sporocarp n. (Mycology) The structure on a fungus and some algae which houses the spore-producing organs. • SPOROCARP n. a closed body or conceptacle containing one or more masses of spores or sporangia. |
| TURBOPROP | • turboprop n. (Aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from… • turboprop n. (Aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine. • TURBOPROP n. a jet engine in which the turbine is coupled to a propeller. |