1. person competent to act as critical judge (of fine arts).   saboteur   connoisseur   reaper   vintner   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. deputy or substitute.   somnambulist   ventriloquist   surrogate   vassal   Half-n-half Clue   3. hermit or person who lives in isolation.   pundit   tycoon   recluse   suffragist   Half-n-half Clue   4. substitute or authorized agent.   wastrel   tycoon   psychopath   proxy   Half-n-half Clue   5. person who is excessively proper.   pundit   proxy   prude   skinflint   Half-n-half Clue   6. a person who sells goods.   vendor   yeoman   thespian   skinflint   Half-n-half Clue   7. teller of stories and anecdotes.   wastrel   shyster   swindler   raconteur   Half-n-half Clue