One Word Substitutes

(1) A person who collects coins.

• (a) Philatelist
• (b) Cartographer
• (c) Numismatist
• (d) Biographer

Answer

Correct Answer: (c) Numismatist
A numismatist is someone who collects or studies coins, paper currency, and medals.

(2) Fear of being enclosed in small closed spaces.

• (a) Agoraphobia
• (b) Claustrophobia
• (c) Acrophobia
• (d) Xenophobia

Answer

Correct Answer: (b) Claustrophobia
Claustrophobia is the fear of being in a small space or room and unable to escape or get out.

(3) A person who writes about their own life.

• (a) Novelist
• (b) Biographer
• (c) Editor
• (d) Autobiographer

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) Autobiographer
An autobiographer is someone who writes an autobiography, which is a self-written account of their life.

(4) The murder of a king.

• (a) Homicide
• (b) Fratricide
• (c) Patricide
• (d) Regicide

Answer

Correct Answer: (d) Regicide
Regicide is the act of killing a king.

(5) A person who writes plays.

• (a) Playwright
• (b) Novelist
• (c) Essayist
• (d) Lyricist

Answer

Correct Answer: (a) Playwright
A playwright is a person who writes plays.