Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambitionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-bi-tion-ist
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone extremely ambitious.

Example Sentences

"Ambitionists want to play at the highest sporting levels to achieve their dreams of a stellar professional career."

Etymology

From ambition + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ambition

Inflected Forms

ambitionists (plural)

Questions

What does ambitionist mean?: Someone extremely ambitious.
Where does ambitionist come from?: From ambition + -ist.

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