internationalist
/ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəlɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to internationalism.
noun
An advocate of internationalism.
noun
noun
A player representing their country in a team sport.
Example Sentences
- "The apparatus is essentially ideological and internationalist in character and could not be replaced by the police, the army, or any other institution."
- "A thorough-going internationalist, Marshall was a leading Boston organizer for the Peoples Anti-War Mobilization march of 100,000 at the Pentagon in 1981."
- "I'm sure Hitler has more than a few enemies even in Germany. Germany too has its internationalists and its revolutionary workers."
Etymology
Etymology tree English international 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 internationalist From international + -ist.