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alliterationist

alliterationist noun: one who alliterates.

Noun

alliterationist (plural alliterationists)

  1. One who alliterates.
    • The words “horror” and “hell” fit nicely with Howard Beach for the head line alliterationists.2011, Bob Drury, Charles J. Hynes, Incident at Howard Beach, page 35

Forms of alliterationist

pluralalliterationists

Origin of alliterationist

From alliteration + -ist.

Questions about alliterationist

What does alliterationist mean?
Alliterationist means one who alliterates.
What part of speech is alliterationist?
Alliterationist is a noun.
What is the plural of alliterationist?
The plural of alliterationist is alliterationists.

Words near alliterationist in the dictionary

  1. alliterated
  2. alliterates
  3. alliterating
  4. alliteration
  5. alliterational
  6. alliterationist
  7. alliterationists
  8. alliterations
  9. alliterative
  10. alliteratively
  11. alliterativeness

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