Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intellectualist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
in-tel-lec-tu-al-ist
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of one of the forms of intellectualism.

Etymology

Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English intellectualist From intellectual + -ist.

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What does intellectualist mean?
An adherent of one of the forms of intellectualism.
Where does intellectualist come from?
Etymology tree English intellectual Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English intellectualist From intellectual + -ist.

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