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;; I needed some lorem ipsum names for a graph of microservices...
user=> (def words (set (clojure.string/split-lines (slurp "/usr/share/dict/words"))))
#'user/words
user=> (keep #(words (str % (last %) "er")) words)
("skipper" "stopper" "bragger" "glummer" "mapper" "tranquiller" "banner" "nipper" "clapper" "rubber" "chipper" "eavesdropper" "robber" "scatter" "madder" "canvasser" "supper" "carpetbagger" "beginner" "cheerfuller" "glibber" "snapper" "trimmer" "fitter" "pettifogger" "blotter" "patter" "transmitter" "plummer" "adder" "offer" "carefuller" "primmer" "cropper" "upper" "woodcutter" "shimmer" "bitter" "spotter" "potter" "tipper" "spitefuller" "putter" "clipper" "eviller" "drabber" "cotter" "mugger" "jabber" "traveller" "jobber" "gunner" "summer" "better" "shutter" "miller" "chatter" "hotter" "slammer" "chiseller" "jogger" "flatter" "pepper" "loyaller" "matter" "stirrer" "hopper" "runner" "hipper" "flipper" "funner" "dunner" "Donner" "ripper" "totter" "logger" "wrapper" "swimmer" "dipper" "mummer" "hatter" "shredder" "rummer" "slipper" "winner" "slugger" "scanner" "sinner" "shatter" "twitter" "libeller" "yodeller" "grabber" "slummer" "squatter" "spanner" "caroller" "letter" "dropper" "wanner" "manner" "thinner" "snugger" "jigger" "blogger" "propeller" "scrubber" "sitter" "smugger" "groveller" "spinner" "quitter" "typesetter" "debugger" "crueller" "rapper" "redder" "yammer" "butter" "wetter" "restfuller" "controller" "dinner" "flapper" "submitter" "jeweller" "trotter" "gutter" "tanner" "handicapper" "bedder" "slitter" "awfuller" "fibber" "batter" "stripper" "tatter" "titter" "digger" "slimmer" "proffer" "stagger" "kidder" "badder" "skitter" "shopper" "outfitter" "babysitter" "trigger" "wedder" "bigger" "hitter" "plotter" "swatter" "reveller" "bidder" "distiller" "worshipper" "planner" "chopper" "passer" "kidnapper" "sadder" "hammer" "setter" "bummer" "fatter" "drummer" "knitter" "copper" "swagger" "trapper" "joyfuller" "cutter" "spatter" "bootlegger" "shipper" "bugger" "gladder" "abetter" "plodder" "splatter" "zipper" "slobber" "litter" "programmer" "ladder" "conferrer" "hepper" "grimmer" "inner" "woefuller" "teetotaller" "dimmer" "painfuller")
;; My favorites from this list:
;; skipper beginner stopper mapper banner cropper fitter shimmer flattener stirrer runner flipper ripper logger wrapper shredder scanner scrubber spinner debugger controller submitter digger plotter distiller planner chopper passer setter knitter trapper cutter shipper abetter zipper
;; Or more generally:
user=> (filter #(.endsWith % "er") words)
;; Good ones from the this include:
;; grater pager dispatcher
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