Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spookist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spook-ist
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spiritualist or medium.

Informal

Example Sentences

"My father had a horror of girls' schools (and if he could “get through”—to use the orthodox expression of the spookists—he would find all his opinions on this subject more than justified by the manners, morals and learning of the young ladies of the present day) […]"
"The foolish, credulous dupes never for a moment consider the utter incongruousness of the association of their beloved dead or missing with these professional 'spookists.'"

Etymology

From spook + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: spook

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

spookists (plural)

Questions

What does spookist mean?: A spiritualist or medium.
Where does spookist come from?: From spook + -ist.

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