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leaguist

UK/ˈliːɡɪst/

leaguist noun: a member or supporter of a league.

Noun

leaguist (plural leaguists)

  1. A member or supporter of a league.
    • In France the Leaguists began to denounce his rapacity and his nepotism; in Spain a Jesuit preached upon the lamentable state of the church.1837 Mar, London Quarterly Review
    • Yet the tensions related to the centre-periphery cleavage have always remained the basis of the political action of the leaguists.2004, Lieven De Winter, Huri Tursan, Regionalist Parties in Western Europe

Adjective

leaguist (comparative more leaguist, superlative most leaguist)

  1. Pertaining to membership of, or advocacy for, a league.
    • Sazonov supported Hartwig's pro-Serbian and leaguist policy on the Balkans, as a means both of countering Austrian designs and applying indirect pressure to the Ottomans.2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 261

Forms of leaguist

Noun
pluralleaguists
Adjective
comparativemore leaguist
superlativemost leaguist

Origin of leaguist

From league + -ist.

Questions about leaguist

What does leaguist mean?
Leaguist means a member or supporter of a league.
What part of speech is leaguist?
Leaguist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce leaguist?
Leaguist is pronounced /ˈliːɡɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of leaguist?
The plural of leaguist is leaguists.

Words near leaguist in the dictionary

  1. leaguering
  2. leaguers
  3. leagues
  4. leaguewide
  5. leaguing
  6. leaguist
  7. leaguists
  8. Leah
  9. Leahey
  10. Leaheys
  11. Leahy

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