Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

routinist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rou-tin-ist
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who follows a routine.

Dated

Example Sentences

"[I]t [opium] is a double-edged sword, a divine gift in the hands of a master, a poison in those of a mere routinist—a medicaster—a demi-physician."

Etymology

From routine + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: routine

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

routinists (plural)

Questions

What does routinist mean?: Someone who follows a routine.
Where does routinist come from?: From routine + -ist.

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