Nō'men-clā'tor, n.

n. [Lat., from nomen, name, and calare, equivalent to Gr. καλεῖν, to call; It. nomen-clatore, O. Sp. nomenclator, Fr. nomenclateur.] 1. A person who calls things or persons by their names. In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons they met, and whose votes they wished to solicit. 2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science.