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circumlocutionist

circumlocutionist noun: one who uses circumlocutions.

Noun

circumlocutionist (plural circumlocutionists)

  1. One who uses circumlocutions.

Forms of circumlocutionist

pluralcircumlocutionists

Origin of circumlocutionist

From circumlocution + -ist.

Questions about circumlocutionist

What does circumlocutionist mean?
Circumlocutionist means one who uses circumlocutions.
What part of speech is circumlocutionist?
Circumlocutionist is a noun.
What is the plural of circumlocutionist?
The plural of circumlocutionist is circumlocutionists.

Words near circumlocutionist in the dictionary

  1. circumlocution offices
  2. circumlocutional
  3. circumlocutionally
  4. circumlocutionarily
  5. circumlocutionary
  6. circumlocutionist
  7. circumlocutionists
  8. circumlocutionize
  9. circumlocutions
  10. circumlocutious
  11. circumlocutive

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