amatorculist
amatorculist noun: an insignificant lover.
Noun
amatorculist (plural amatorculists)
- An insignificant lover.
- My own observation agrees with what Bradley tells us of these amatorculists:—“The manner of their meeting to couple is well worth observing; in dewy evenings, or after a shower of rain, they crawl upon the grass in a circular manner, making several rounds, till they come near enough to one another...1850, George Johnston, An Introduction to Conchology
- Why, to tell you the truth, squire Randal, as to the amatorculist, and his vertiginous gilt piece of mutability, to such I have nothing to say, and with such I have nothing to do.1878, James Hogg, Tales and Sketches - Volume 2, page 201
Examples of amatorculist in a sentence
- Lord Garmoyle has gone far away from the scene of his activity as an amatorculist.1884, The Japan Daily Mail - Volume 1, page 432:
- There's a few amatorculists on the list, and he has no idea how one paints an amatorculist, let alone one that could be winsome.2015, Luchia Dertien, Gnomon, →ISBN, page 77:
Forms of amatorculist
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Questions about amatorculist
- What does amatorculist mean?
- Amatorculist means an insignificant lover.
- How do you use amatorculist in a sentence?
- Lord Garmoyle has gone far away from the scene of his activity as an amatorculist.
- What part of speech is amatorculist?
- Amatorculist is a noun.
- What is the plural of amatorculist?
- The plural of amatorculist is amatorculists.
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