Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cautionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cau-tion-ist
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cautious person.

Example Sentences

"Secretary of the Treasury [Andrew] Mellon is a cautionist, rather than an alarmist."
"Are you an optimist or a cautionist when it comes to tech?"

Etymology

caution + -ist

Inflected Forms

cautionists (plural)

Questions

What does cautionist mean?: A cautious person.
Where does cautionist come from?: caution + -ist

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