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Hogwartian

Hogwartian is the alternative form of Hogwartsian.

Meaning of Hogwartsian

Adjective

Hogwartsian (comparative more Hogwartsian, superlative most Hogwartsian)

  1. (comparable) Resembling or characteristic of Hogwarts.
    • These days she spends about 20 to 25 hours a week on the site, which features discussion groups as well as stories archived into four houses, a predictably Hogwartsian touch.2004 June 4, Connie Ogle, “Harry loves Draco? Only in fan fiction”, in The Miami Herald, 101st year, number 264, page 2A
  2. (not comparable) Of or relating to Hogwarts.
    • > > And now you're killfiled by *me* as well. / > > / > > / Since this *is* a Harry Potter newsgroup, how about making the public plonkings more in line with "Hogwartsian English?" Instead of just a simple "plonk," how about: Anatha Keplonka!2003 February 17, Patrick Newman, “Next Dark arts teacher”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)

Noun

Hogwartian (plural Hogwartians)

  1. A resident of Hogwarts.
    • The departed Hogwartians in the portraits that line the school’s corridors leave their frames and visit one another.2000, New York, page 53
    • [Robbie] Coltrane’s performance as the noble if slightly buffoonish [Rubeus] Hagrid is the standout among the sterling adult cast, and the Sorting Hat, a sort of garrulous talking napkin that assigns new Hogwartians to their houses, is a low-tech effect put to hilarious use.2001 November 16, Andrew O’Hehir, ““Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”"”, in Salon.com, archived from the original on 29 Dec 2011; published in Scot Peacock, editor, Children’s Literature Review...

Forms of Hogwartian

Adjective
comparativemore Hogwartian
superlativemost Hogwartian
Noun
pluralHogwartians

Origin of Hogwartian

From Hogwart(s) + -ian.

Questions about Hogwartian

What does Hogwartian mean?
Hogwartian means a resident of Hogwarts.
What is Hogwartian the alternative form of?
Hogwartian is the alternative form of Hogwartsian.
What part of speech is Hogwartian?
Hogwartian is a noun.
What is the plural of Hogwartian?
The plural of Hogwartian is Hogwartians.

Words near Hogwartian in the dictionary

  1. hogwallers
  2. hogwallow
  3. hogwallows
  4. hogward
  5. hogwards
  6. Hogwartian
  7. Hogwartians
  8. Hogwarts
  9. Hogwarts-esque
  10. Hogwarts-ian
  11. Hogwartsesque

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Hogwartian (page history and authors); Hogwartsian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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