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preferist

preferist noun: a preferer, someone that prefers or chooses (one thing over another).

Noun

preferist (plural preferists)

  1. (nonce-word, nonstandard, rare) A preferer, someone that prefers or chooses (one thing over another).

Forms of preferist

pluralpreferists

Origin of preferist

From prefer + -ist.

Questions about preferist

What does preferist mean?
Preferist means a preferer, someone that prefers or chooses (one thing over another).
What part of speech is preferist?
Preferist is a noun.
What is the plural of preferist?
The plural of preferist is preferists.

Words near preferist in the dictionary

  1. preferentiality
  2. preferentially
  3. preferer
  4. preferers
  5. prefering
  6. preferist
  7. preferists
  8. preferment
  9. preferment-hunting
  10. prefermentation
  11. prefermentations

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