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cronyist

cronyist noun: one who supports or encourages cronyism.

Noun

cronyist (plural cronyists)

  1. One who supports or encourages cronyism.

Forms of cronyist

pluralcronyists

Origin of cronyist

From crony + -ist.

Questions about cronyist

What does cronyist mean?
Cronyist means one who supports or encourages cronyism.
What part of speech is cronyist?
Cronyist is a noun.
What is the plural of cronyist?
The plural of cronyist is cronyists.

Words near cronyist in the dictionary

  1. crony democracy
  2. cronydom
  3. cronyish
  4. cronyism
  5. cronyisms
  6. cronyist
  7. cronyistic
  8. cronyists
  9. cronynomics
  10. croobeen
  11. Crooble

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