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characterist

characterist noun: one who writes or performs a character.

Noun

characterist (plural characterists)

  1. One who writes or performs a character.
    • Dickens was the quintessential actor, luxuriating in the portrayal of his idiosyncratic characters. In contrast, more than a characterist, Poe was above all a wonderfully musical reader, […]1994, Sara K. Schneider, Concert Song as Seen, page 28

Forms of characterist

pluralcharacterists

Origin of characterist

From character + -ist.

Questions about characterist

What does characterist mean?
Characterist means one who writes or performs a character.
What part of speech is characterist?
Characterist is a noun.
What is the plural of characterist?
The plural of characterist is characterists.

Words near characterist in the dictionary

  1. characterises
  2. characterising
  3. characterism
  4. characterisms
  5. characterismus
  6. characterist
  7. characteristic
  8. characteristic function
  9. characteristic functions
  10. characteristic polynomial
  11. characteristic polynomials

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