1. servile person or one who flatters (his superiors).   raconteur   turncoat   sycophant   proxy   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. fellow from the countryside.   yokel   skinflint   ragamuffin   scapegoat   Half-n-half Clue   3. learned man or authority on a topic.   saboteur   waif   pundit   somnambulist   Half-n-half Clue   4. person who cheats others.   ragamuffin   thespian   quarry   swindler   Half-n-half Clue   5. one who cuts grain and gathers harvest.   reaper   quarry   sect   vassal   Half-n-half Clue   6. person specializing in classification (of animals).   turncoat   skeptic   yokel   taxonomist   Half-n-half Clue   7. person who derives pleasure in cruelty.   ruffian   vagrant   vendor   sadist   Half-n-half Clue