Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

principalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prin-ci-pal-ist
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A radical conservative.

Example Sentences

"“The principalists have shown to the people what serving the people really means,” he said, using a word he prefers to “fundamentalists.”"

Etymology

From principal + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: principal

Inflected Forms

principalists (plural)

Questions

What does principalist mean?: A radical conservative.
Where does principalist come from?: From principal + -ist.

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