Namer
Namer noun - Someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Trope Namer here should very well be one of Lovecraft's own alien races, the octopoid "star-spawn of Cthulhu"' which look much like their master/father/high priest/god.
Source: Cthulhumanoid - The page quote (and semi-trope namer) comes from Star Wars: A New Hope, when R2-D2 is playing and beating Chewbacca at dejarik.
Source: Let the Bully Win -
Star Trek, the original series at least, might as well be the trope namer.
Source: Pure Energy
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Star and Namer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/namer/star
Namer & Star. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/namer/star>.
Star or Namer. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/namer/star.
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