Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unionist

/ˈjuː.ni.ə.nɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: union-ist
IPA: /ˈjuː.ni.ə.nɪst/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to unionism (in any sense).

noun

An advocate or supporter of unionism (in any sense).

noun

A trade unionist.

Etymology

Etymology tree English union 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 unionist From union + -ist.

Inflected Forms

more unionist (comparative) most unionist (superlative) unionists (plural)

Derived Forms

nonunionist Yoon

Synonyms

trade unionist union member

Questions

How do you pronounce unionist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjuː.ni.ə.nɪst/.
What does unionist mean?: Of or pertaining to unionism (in any sense).
Where does unionist come from?: Etymology tree English union 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 unionist From union + -ist.

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