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demolater

demolater noun: an adherent of demolatry, especially in a derogatory sense of having an excessive regard for the common people.

Noun

demolater (plural demolaters)

  1. (nonce-word, rare) an adherent of demolatry, especially in a derogatory sense of having an excessive regard for the common people
    • The demolater does speak of "real people"; but he ends, in truth, with making a fetish of an ideal people accurately placed out of sight.1987, Giovanni Sartori, “2.2: The People in Mass Society”, in The Theory of Democracy Revisited, page 25

Forms of demolater

pluraldemolaters

Origin of demolater

From demo- + -later.

Questions about demolater

What does demolater mean?
Demolater means an adherent of demolatry, especially in a derogatory sense of having an excessive regard for the common people.
What part of speech is demolater?
Demolater is a noun.
What is the plural of demolater?
The plural of demolater is demolaters.

Words near demolater in the dictionary

  1. demoisturization
  2. demoitis
  3. demokkkracy
  4. demokkkrat
  5. demokkkrats
  6. demolater
  7. demolaters
  8. demolatry
  9. DeMolay
  10. DeMolays
  11. demold

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