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anti-intellectuals

anti-intellectuals is the plural of anti-intellectual.

Meaning of anti-intellectual

Noun

anti-intellectual (plural anti-intellectuals)

  1. A person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods.
    • Near-synonym: philistine
    Synonyms:
    philistine

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Questions about anti-intellectuals

What is anti-intellectuals the plural of?
Anti-intellectuals is the plural of anti-intellectual.

Words near anti-intellectuals in the dictionary

  1. anti-institutionalists
  2. anti-intellectual
  3. anti-intellectualism
  4. anti-intellectualist
  5. anti-intellectualists
  6. anti-intellectuals
  7. anti-internationalism
  8. anti-invasive
  9. anti-ischaemic
  10. anti-ischemic
  11. anti-Islam

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