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palindromist

palindromist noun: one who composes palindromes.

Noun

palindromist (plural palindromists)

  1. One who composes palindromes.
    • According to the championship’s official news release: “600 word nerds filled the ballroom at the Marriott Hotel at the Brooklyn Bridge and watched seven prominent palindromists deliver new reversible verses written on the spot.2012 June 15, “Wow. Huh?”, in Harvard Magazine
    • Today Duncan, who works as a staff member at the MIT Press Bookstore in Kendall Square, has developed a reputation as a professional palindromist.2023 March 20, Zach Winn, “MIT’s Barry Duncan demonstrates the power of writing in reverse”, in MIT News

Forms of palindromist

pluralpalindromists

Origin of palindromist

From palindrome + -ist.

Questions about palindromist

What does palindromist mean?
Palindromist means one who composes palindromes.
What part of speech is palindromist?
Palindromist is a noun.
What is the plural of palindromist?
The plural of palindromist is palindromists.

Words near palindromist in the dictionary

  1. palindromic
  2. palindromical
  3. palindromically
  4. palindromicity
  5. palindromics
  6. palindromist
  7. palindromists
  8. palindromization
  9. palindromize
  10. palindromized
  11. palindromizes

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