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oorzaak

Definitions of oorzaak
  1. noun
    any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results
    synonyms: bewerker, veroorzaker
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    Adam
    (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
    Eva
    (Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
    Columbus
    Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506)
    madonna
    the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    Mohammed
    the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
    Paulus
    (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
    bonthandelaar
    United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990)
    Boeddha
    founder of Buddhism; worshipped as a god (c 563-483 BC)
    Aristoteles
    one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers; pupil of Plato; teacher of Alexander the Great (384-322 BC)
    caesar
    conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
    Mattheüs
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
    more
    English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state
    tompoes
    French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
    Socrates
    ancient Athenian philosopher; teacher of Plato and Xenophon (470-399 BC)
    Sint-Nicolaas
    the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
    Homerus
    ancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BC)
    Victoria
    queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
    types:
    hulpstof, katalysator
    something that causes an important event to happen
    deus ex machina
    any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an insoluble difficulty
    operator
    an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
    graad, macht, mogendheid
    one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
    levensbeginsel
    a hypothetical force to which the functions and qualities peculiar to living things are sometimes ascribed
    levensgevaar
    a cause of pain or injury or loss
    agens, agent, middel
    a substance that exerts some force or effect
    fungicide
    any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi
    desinfectans, desinfecteermiddel, germicide, ontsmettingsmiddel
    an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease
    bedwelmingsmiddel, drug, intoxicant, narcoticum
    a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
    meerderjarige, volwassene
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
    avonturier, fortuinzoeker, gelukzoeker, goudzoeker, vrijbuiter
    a person who enjoys taking risks
    adressant, gegadigde, rekestrant, rekwestrant, sollicitant, verzoeker, werkzoekende
    a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
    kapitalist, plutocraat
    a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
    buma, burger, burgerman, burgermannetje
    a person who holds no title
    concurrent, mededinger, medestrever, medestrijder
    a person who participates in competitions
    bloodaard, jakhals, lafaard, lafbek, platbroek
    a person who shows fear or timidity
    maker, producent, schepper, vervaardiger
    a person who grows or makes or invents things
    polemist
    a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
    Ing., ingenieur, ir., onderhoudstechnicus, techneut, technicus, technoloog
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
    cabaretier, conférencier, entertainer, kleinkunstenaar
    a person who tries to please or amuse
    connaisseur, deskundige, deskundoloog, expert, kenner, routinier, specialist
    a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully
    Mevr., dame, gleuf, gleufdier, juffrouw, mens, mevrouw, mokkel, mw., tante, vrouw, vrouwmens, vrouwspersoon, wijf, wijfie, zij
    a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
    einzelgänger, individualist, solist
    a person who pursues independent thought or action
    bewoner, ingezetene, inwoner
    a person who inhabits a particular place
    autochtoon, inboorling, ingeborene, inlander, native
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
    ingénue, naïeveling, onwetende
    a person who lacks knowledge of evil
    egg-head, egghead, high-brow, highbrow, intellectueel
    a person who uses the mind creatively
    jeugdboek, kinderboek
    a young person, not fully developed
    baas, basserool, broger, gabber, gast, heer, heerschap, jongen, kerel, klant, knaap, man, mannetje, manspersoon, meneer, mijnheer, pief, vent
    a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
    staatsburger
    a person who owes allegiance to that nation
    evenknie, gelijke, leeftijdgenoot, pair, peer
    a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
    bijzitter, observant, observator, observatorium, sterrenwacht, waarnemer
    a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
    voorloper
    a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
    primitief, primitieven
    a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
    gelovige
    a person who manifests devotion to a deity
    reiziger
    a person who changes location
    persona non grata
    a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
    arbeider, arbeidskracht, kracht, loontrekker, tewerkgestelde, werkkracht, werkmier, werknemer
    a person who works at a specific occupation
    Afrikaan
    a native or inhabitant of Africa
    moor, neger, negerin, nikker, roetmop, zwarte
    a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
    Kaukasiër, witspeler
    a member of the Caucasoid race
    Indiaans
    any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived
    Slavisch
    any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
    Hebreeuws, Israëliet, jodin, jood
    a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
    abstinent
    a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages
    boffer, bofkont, bollebof, gelukkige, geluksvogel, gelukzak, goudvink, mazzelaar, mazzelkont
    a person with a record of successes
    acteur, actrice, doener, practicus, pragmaticus
    a person who acts and gets things done
    agnost, agnosticus
    someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
    amateur, hobbyist, liefhebber
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
    autodidact
    a person who has taught himself
    favus, kaalkop, kletskop
    a person whose head is bald
    bedgenoot, bijslaap
    a person with whom you share a bed
    blondine, blondje
    a person with fair skin and hair
    body-builder, bodybuilder
    someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature
    brunette
    a person with dark (brown) hair
    examenkandidaat, examinandus, gegadigde, geëxamineerde, kand., kandidaat, sollicitant
    someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
    benjamin
    an immature childish person
    collectioneur, verzamelaar
    a person who collects things
    combattant, kampvechter, oorlogspartij, strijder, vechter
    someone who fights (or is fighting)
    bekeerling, convertiet, proseliet
    a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief
    afkijker, imitator, na-aper, navolger, naäper
    someone who copies the words or behavior of another
    beer, crediteur, schuldeiser
    a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
    kneus, kneusje
    someone who is unable to walk normally because of an injury or disability to the legs or back
    afgestorvene, dode, gestorvene, overledene
    someone who is no longer alive
    dove
    a person with a severe auditory impairment
    debiteur, gedelegeerde, lener, schuldenaar
    a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
    andersdenkende, concurrent, dissident, mededinger, medestrever, medestrijder
    a person who dissents from some established policy
    double, dubbel, stand-in
    someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
    pingelaar
    a person who dribbles
    automobilist, bestuurder
    the operator of a motor vehicle
    cocaïneverslaafde, druggebruiker, drugsgebruiker
    a person who takes drugs
    liftbediende, liftboy, liftjongen
    an operator of an elevator
    Ing., ingenieur, machinist, treinbestuurder
    the operator of a railway locomotive
    ontdekkingsreiziger
    someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
    aanhanger, adept, adherent, leerling, volgeling
    a person who accepts the leadership of another
    amice, compagnon, deelgenoot, gabber, gezel, kameraad, kloris, kompaan, kornuit, liefje, maat, makker, meisje, schatje, vriend, vriendin, vrijer, vrind, vrindje
    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
    gokker
    a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events
    gehandicapte, invalide
    a person who has some condition that markedly restricts their ability to function physically or mentally or socially
    hater
    a person who hates
    hetero, heterofiel, heteroseksueel
    a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex
    handjeklap, homo, homofiel, homoseksueel, transseksueel
    someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
    translateur, vertaler
    someone who uses art to represent something
    binnenvetter, eigenheimer, stille
    (psychology) a person who tends to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts
    junior, junioren
    the younger of two persons
    killer
    someone who causes the death of a person or animal
    bloedverwant, familielid, maag, nabestaande, nabestaanden, naverwant, verwant
    a person related by blood or marriage
    linkerhandschoen
    a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
    mensenleven
    a living person
    figuur, homo sapiens, mens, mensenkind, persoon, sterveling, ziel
    the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
    wonderdoener
    a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles
    trambestuurder
    the operator of streetcar
    naamgenoot
    a person with the same name as another
    aanwonenden, buur, buurland, buurman, buurvrouw, evenmens, evennaaste, gebuur, medemens, naaste, nabuur, nevenman, omwonenden, tafeldame
    a person who lives (or is located) near another
    niet-roker
    a person who does not smoke tobacco
    occultist
    a believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
    optimist
    a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
    kasteloze
    a person belonging to no caste
    partij
    a person involved in legal proceedings
    planner, planoloog
    a person who makes plans
    influentie, invloed, kruiwagen
    one having power to influence another
    moloch
    a tyrannical power to be propitiated by human subservience or sacrifice
    diehard, extremist, hardliner, radicaal, ultra
    a person who has radical ideas or opinions
    rode, rooie, vuurtoren
    someone who has red hair
    inlegger, redder, spaarder, verlosser
    someone who saves something from danger or violence
    miljonair, rijke
    a person who possesses great material wealth
    bolkop
    a brachycephalic person
    baas, leider, meester, meesteres
    a person who rules or commands
    geleerde, geletterde, natuurwetenschapper, wetenschapper, wetenschapsman, wetenschapsmens
    a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
    visiteur
    someone making a search or inquiry
    gevoelsmens, romanticus
    someone who indulges in excessive sentimentality
    ondertekenaar
    someone who signs and is bound by a document
    lobbes
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
    heloot, lijfeigene, slaaf, slavin
    a person who is owned by someone
    slaapkop
    a sleepy person
    soort
    a person of a particular character or nature
    overlevende
    one who outlives another
    rangeerder, wisselwachter
    a man who operates railroad switches
    telegrafist
    someone who transmits messages by telegraph
    bedreiging, enfant terrible
    a person who inspires fear or dread
    testateur
    a person who makes a will
    tijger
    a fierce or audacious person
    tootsie, transvestiet, travestiet
    someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex
    penseelstreek, toets, touche
    one who tries
    gebruiker, verbruiker
    a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
    benadeelde, gedupeerde, offerdier, slachtoffer
    a person who is tricked or swindled
    jeugdlid, pupil
    a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
    krijger
    someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
    bloemzak, slappeling, zwakkeling
    a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
    kunstaas
    one who can't stay still (especially a child)
    gevaar, perikel, perikelen, risico
    a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
    bedreiging, dreigement
    something that is a source of danger
    bleekmiddel, witmaker
    an agent that makes things white or colorless
    koelvloeistof
    a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another
    zenuwgas
    a toxic gas that is inhaled or absorbed through the skin and has harmful effects on the nervous and respiratory system
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