Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tribalist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: trib-al-ist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.

Example Sentences

"‘Yes but your grandfather was a tribalist. That was the only reason he refused to let me and your father marry. Tribalism is what is holding Nigeria back. You must never judge someone based on their tribe.’"

Etymology

Etymology tree English tribal 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 tribalist From tribal + -ist.

Inflected Forms

tribalists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tribalism tribalistic

Questions

What does tribalist mean?: A person who identifies with, or has loyalty to, a tribe or similar group.
Where does tribalist come from?: Etymology tree English tribal 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 tribalist From tribal + -ist.

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