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peakists

peakists is the plural of peakist.

Meaning of peakist

Noun

peakist (plural peakists)

  1. A supporter of the peak oil theory, or one who advocates policies that depend on this theory.
    • If you mention this theory to a hard-core peakist like Mr. [Matthew] Simmons, you'd better be ready for an earful. "These economists are so smug," he said derisively. "All they talk about is the magic of the free market.[…]2005 September 10, Joseph Nocera, “On Oil Supply, Opinions Aren't Scarce”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    peaknik

Questions about peakists

What is peakists the plural of?
Peakists is the plural of peakist.

Words near peakists in the dictionary

  1. Peakirk
  2. peakish
  3. peakishness
  4. peakism
  5. peakist
  6. peakists
  7. peakless
  8. peaklessness
  9. peaklet
  10. peaklets
  11. peaklike

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