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horizontalist

horizontalist noun: an advocate or believer in horizontalism.

Noun

horizontalist (plural horizontalists)

  1. An advocate or believer in horizontalism.

Adjective

horizontalist (comparative more horizontalist, superlative most horizontalist)

  1. Relating to horizontalism.
    • Meetings at Birnam Wood were broadly horizontalist. The role of facilitator was allocated on a roster—this time, to a sweet-tempered paediatric nurse named Katie Vander—and discussions proceeded through five set phases:2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 112

Forms of horizontalist

Noun
pluralhorizontalists
Adjective
comparativemore horizontalist
superlativemost horizontalist

Origin of horizontalist

From horizontal + -ist.

Questions about horizontalist

What does horizontalist mean?
Horizontalist means an advocate or believer in horizontalism.
What part of speech is horizontalist?
Horizontalist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of horizontalist?
The plural of horizontalist is horizontalists.

Words near horizontalist in the dictionary

  1. horizontal standard
  2. horizontal standards
  3. horizontal tango
  4. horizontal tangos
  5. horizontalism
  6. horizontalist
  7. horizontalists
  8. horizontalities
  9. horizontality
  10. horizontalization
  11. horizontalize

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