Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaguist

/ˈliːɡɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leaguist
IPA: /ˈliːɡɪst/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member or supporter of a league.

adj

Pertaining to membership of, or advocacy for, a league.

Example Sentences

"In France the Leaguists began to denounce his rapacity and his nepotism; in Spain a Jesuit preached upon the lamentable state of the church."
"Yet the tensions related to the centre-periphery cleavage have always remained the basis of the political action of the leaguists."
"Sazonov supported Hartwig's pro-Serbian and leaguist policy on the Balkans, as a means both of countering Austrian designs and applying indirect pressure to the Ottomans."

Etymology

From league + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: league

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈliːɡɪst/

Inflected Forms

leaguists (plural) more leaguist (comparative) most leaguist (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce leaguist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːɡɪst/.
What does leaguist mean?: A member or supporter of a league.
Where does leaguist come from?: From league + -ist.

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