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initialist

initialist noun: a writer who identifies themselves by the initial letters of their name.

Noun

initialist (plural initialists)

  1. A writer who identifies themselves by the initial letters of their name.

Forms of initialist

pluralinitialists

Origin of initialist

From initial + -ist.

Questions about initialist

What does initialist mean?
Initialist means a writer who identifies themselves by the initial letters of their name.
What part of speech is initialist?
Initialist is a noun.
What is the plural of initialist?
The plural of initialist is initialists.

Words near initialist in the dictionary

  1. initialisers
  2. initialises
  3. initialising
  4. initialism
  5. initialisms
  6. initialist
  7. initialists
  8. initializable
  9. initialization
  10. initializations
  11. initialize

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