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comparatist

comparatist noun: a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works.

Noun

comparatist (plural comparatists)

  1. A person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works.

Forms of comparatist

pluralcomparatists
alternative formcomparativist

Origin of comparatist

From comparative + -ist.

Questions about comparatist

What does comparatist mean?
Comparatist means a person who carries out a comparative study, especially of language and literary works.
What part of speech is comparatist?
Comparatist is a noun.
What is the plural of comparatist?
The plural of comparatist is comparatists.

Words near comparatist in the dictionary

  1. comparate
  2. comparates
  3. comparation
  4. comparations
  5. comparatism
  6. comparatist
  7. comparatistic
  8. comparatists
  9. comparatival
  10. comparative
  11. comparative advantage

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