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A noun used to describe another noun is called an attributive noun (or noun adjunct).

Examples of nouns used to describe a person are:

  • acrobat boy
  • ballerina girl
  • sentinel dad
  • protector mother
  • litigant neighbor
  • angel girlfriend/boyfriend
  • lawyer uncle
  • doctor aunt
  • crusader councilman
  • provider parent
  • princess sister
  • warrior brother
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