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exoticist

exoticist adjective: having a tendency towards the exotic.

Adjective

exoticist (comparative more exoticist, superlative most exoticist)

  1. Having a tendency towards the exotic.

Noun

exoticist (plural exoticists)

  1. Somebody with a tendency towards the exotic.

Forms of exoticist

Adjective
comparativemore exoticist
superlativemost exoticist
Noun
pluralexoticists

Origin of exoticist

From exotic + -ist. Attested since the 20th century.

Questions about exoticist

What does exoticist mean?
Exoticist means having a tendency towards the exotic.
What part of speech is exoticist?
Exoticist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near exoticist in the dictionary

  1. exoticised
  2. exoticises
  3. exoticising
  4. exoticism
  5. exoticisms
  6. exoticist
  7. exoticists
  8. exoticity
  9. exoticizable
  10. exoticization
  11. exoticizations

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