Speakur

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defectionist

/dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-fec-tion-ist
IPA
/dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someon who advocates or encourages defection.

Etymology

From defection + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/

Inflected Forms

defectionists (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce defectionist?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɛkʃənɪst/.
What does defectionist mean?
Someon who advocates or encourages defection.
Where does defectionist come from?
From defection + -ist.

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