1. person who is helpless and homeless; abandoned child.   wastrel   tightwad   waif   surrogate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. one who can make one's voice seem to come from elsewhere.   sect   swindler   purveyor   ventriloquist   Half-n-half Clue   3. number of persons required for valid meeting.   sophist   teetotaler   sycophant   quorum   Half-n-half Clue   4. person without professional ethics or tricky lawyer.   sycophant   stickler   shyster   testator   Half-n-half Clue   5. attendants following a great person.   retinue   yokel   reaper   swindler   Half-n-half Clue   6. advocate of extending voting rights (to women).   subaltern   suffragist   stalwart   wastrel   Half-n-half Clue   7. uncultured lawless person or bully.   ruffian   sluggard   swindler   vagrant   Half-n-half Clue