Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vigilantist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vig-i-lan-tist
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a vigilante.

Etymology

Etymology tree English vigilante 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 vigilantist From vigilante + -ist.

Questions

What does vigilantist mean?
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a vigilante.
Where does vigilantist come from?
Etymology tree English vigilante 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 vigilantist From vigilante + -ist.

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