Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johnsonite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: john-sonite
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Marxist supporting the ideas of the Johnson–Forest Tendency.

American usage

noun

A political supporter of Boris Johnson (born 1964), British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from 2019 to 2022.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The diffuse nature of the uprising has had some advantages. Johnsonites haven’t been able to plausibly portray them as disgruntled remainers when the regicides include such staunch enthusiasts for Brexit as Steve Baker and David Davis."

Etymology

From Johnson + -ite.

Usage

American usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

Johnsonites (plural)

Questions

What does johnsonite mean?: A Marxist supporting the ideas of the Johnson–Forest Tendency.
Where does johnsonite come from?: From Johnson + -ite.

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