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blairite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables
blairite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A supporter of Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, or his policies.

British usage; Informal

adj

Relating to Blairites or to Tony Blair's government and policies.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Blair Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Blairite From Blair + -ite.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Blairites (plural)

Phrases

New Labour Old Labour Tony's Cronies Tony crony Third Way

Frequently Paired Words

Blairism Blairist Brownite Majorite New Labour Old Labour Thatcherite Tony's Cronies

Questions

What does blairite mean?
A supporter of Tony Blair, British prime minister from 1997 to 2007, or his policies.
Where does blairite come from?
Etymology tree English Blair Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Blairite From Blair + -ite.

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