Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethicist

/ˈɛθɪsɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: ethi-cist
IPA: /ˈɛθɪsɪst/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).

noun

A person who advocates a particular set of principles governing right and wrong conduct.

Etymology

From ethics + -ist, changing /ks/ to /θ/ for ease of pronunciation and dropping the -s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ethics

Inflected Forms

ethicists (plural)

Derived Forms

neuroethicist

Phrases

virtue ethicist

Frequently Paired Words

ethics bioethicist

Synonyms

ethician

Questions

How do you pronounce ethicist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛθɪsɪst/.
What does ethicist mean?: A person, especially a philosopher, who studies ethics (principles governing right and wrong conduct).
Where does ethicist come from?: From ethics + -ist, changing /ks/ to /θ/ for ease of pronunciation and dropping the -s.

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