12-letter words that end in an
- longshoreman — a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- lovecraftian — referring to or reminiscent of the work of the American fantasy and horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft (1870–1937)
- machiavelian — of, like, or befitting Machiavelli.
- majoritarian — of, relating to, or constituting a majority: majoritarian democracy.
- marginal man — a person who participates only slightly in the life of two cultural groups without feeling identified with either group.
- medicine man — (among North American Indians and some other aboriginal peoples) a person believed to possess magical or supernatural powers; shaman.
- mesoamerican — Alternative form of Mesoamerican.
- mesopotamian — an ancient region in W Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers: now part of Iraq.
- metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
- militiawoman — A female member of a militia.
- minimifidian — Having a minimal amount of faith.
- monodelphian — any placental mammal that is a member of the group Monodelphia
- montessorian — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
- motorcaravan — A motorized caravan; camper, motor home, recreational vehicle.
- muralitharan — Muttiah (məˈtaɪə). born 1972, Sri Lankan cricketer: a spin bowler, he played in 133 test matches and took a world-record 800 wickets
- nakhon sawan — a city in W central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River.
- neo-freudian — of or relating to a group of psychoanalytic thinkers whose modifications of Freudian analytic theory place increased emphasis on ego functions and interpersonal relationships.
- new canadian — a recent immigrant to Canada
- new egyptian — the Egyptian language, c. 1600-700 b.c.
- newspaperman — a person employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- nilo-saharan — a family of African languages, including the Central and Eastern Sudanic groups as well as Kanuri, Songhai, and other languages, spoken from the Sahara southward to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
- no less than — at least
- non-civilian — a person who is not on active duty with a military, naval, police, or fire fighting organization.
- non-partisan — A person or group that is non-partisan does not support or help a particular political party or group.
- non-riparian — of, relating to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas.
- nonagenarian — of the age of 90 years, or between 90 and 100 years old.
- noncircadian — Not circadian.
- nonlibrarian — one who is not a librarian
- nonnewtonian — Not Newtonian.
- nonphysician — a person who is not a physician
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- north korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Pyongyang. Compare Korea.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- nothingarian — A person of no particular beliefs.
- nova scotian — a peninsula and province in SE Canada: once a part of the French province of Acadia. 21,068 sq. mi. (54,565 sq. km). Capital: Halifax.
- nurserywoman — a woman who owns or operates a plant nursery.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- octagenarian — One who is between the ages of 80 and 89, inclusive.
- octogenarian — of the age of 80 years.
- odontophoran — a member of the family Odontophora
- old prussian — a Baltic language extinct since the 17th century. Abbreviation: OPruss.
- omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.
- oto-manguean — a family of American Indian languages spoken in central and southern Mexico, including Mixtec, Zapotec, and Otomi.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- ovolactarian — lacto-ovo-vegetarian.
- paleo-indian — of, relating to, or characteristic of a New World cultural stage, c22,000–6000 b.c., distinguished by fluted-point tools and cooperative hunting methods.