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laborist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la-borist
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.

noun

A supporter of workers' rights.

Etymology

Etymology tree English labor 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 laborist From labor + -ist.

Inflected Forms

laborists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

laborer

Questions

What does laborist mean?
A physician who aids labor and delivery but does not provide prenatal care.
Where does laborist come from?
Etymology tree English labor 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 laborist From labor + -ist.

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