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monolingualist

monolingualist noun: one who understands, or supports the use of, only one language.

Noun

monolingualist (plural monolingualists)

  1. One who understands, or supports the use of, only one language.
    Synonyms:
    unilingualist

Synonyms of monolingualist

Forms of monolingualist

pluralmonolingualists

Origin of monolingualist

From monolingual + -ist.

Questions about monolingualist

What does monolingualist mean?
Monolingualist means one who understands, or supports the use of, only one language.
What part of speech is monolingualist?
Monolingualist is a noun.
What is the plural of monolingualist?
The plural of monolingualist is monolingualists.

Words near monolingualist in the dictionary

  1. monolinear
  2. monolines
  3. monolingual
  4. monolingualism
  5. monolingualisms
  6. monolingualist
  7. monolingualists
  8. monolingually
  9. monolingualness
  10. monolinguals
  11. monolinguism

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