Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inspectionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-spec-tion-ist
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated

Example Sentences

"Many inspectionists hover about homes and apartments, especially those occupied by women, trying to peer into bedrooms or bathrooms. Many so-called Peeping Toms are inspectionists."

Etymology

From inspection + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: inspection

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

inspectionists (plural)

Questions

What does inspectionist mean?: A voyeur.
Where does inspectionist come from?: From inspection + -ist.

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