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despotist

despotist noun: a supporter of despotism, or a despotic ruler.

Noun

despotist (plural despotists)

  1. A supporter of despotism, or a despotic ruler.

Forms of despotist

pluraldespotists

Origin of despotist

From despot + -ist.

Questions about despotist

What does despotist mean?
Despotist means a supporter of despotism, or a despotic ruler.
What part of speech is despotist?
Despotist is a noun.
What is the plural of despotist?
The plural of despotist is despotists.

Words near despotist in the dictionary

  1. despoticalness
  2. despotick
  3. despoticly
  4. despotism
  5. despotisms
  6. despotist
  7. despotists
  8. despotize
  9. despotized
  10. despotizes
  11. despotizing

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