Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leisurist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leisurist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who devotes all or a significant part of their life to leisure.

Example Sentences

"Examples of serious leisurists are the hobbyists who fully dedicate available time and effort to their hobby."

Etymology

Etymology tree English leisure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English leisurist From leisure + -ist.

Inflected Forms

leisurists (plural)

Questions

What does leisurist mean?: Someone who devotes all or a significant part of their life to leisure.
Where does leisurist come from?: Etymology tree English leisure Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English leisurist From leisure + -ist.

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