Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrusionist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-tru-sion-ist
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who favours the appointment of an outside clergyman to a parish, against the wishes of the parishioners.

Etymology

From intrusion + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: intrusion

Inflected Forms

intrusionists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nonintrusionist

Questions

What does intrusionist mean?: Someone who favours the appointment of an outside clergyman to a parish, against the wishes of the parishioners.
Where does intrusionist come from?: From intrusion + -ist.

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