expansionist
/ɪkˈspæn.ʃən.ɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.57 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to expansionism.
noun
An advocate of expansionism.
Example Sentences
- "Unlike passenger demand forecasts in England, that have resulted in the removal of 20% of service capacity in the May 2022 timetable, Welsh Ministers acting through the TfW agency are continuing an expansionist agenda for rail services under their control."
- "Lindberg says that current phenomena are reminiscent of the 1930s, right before the expansionist ambitions of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan sparked a world war."
- "Mr. Miller argues convincingly that a majority of Americans shared the romantic nationalism of such expansionists as Theodore Roosevelt and Sen. Albert Beveridge and participated vicariously in their dreams of martial glory and expanding markets."
Etymology
Etymology tree English expansion 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 expansionist From expansion + -ist.