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proscriptionist

proscriptionist noun: someone who proscribes; a prohibitor.

Noun

proscriptionist (plural proscriptionists)

  1. Someone who proscribes; a prohibitor.

Forms of proscriptionist

pluralproscriptionists

Origin of proscriptionist

From proscription + -ist.

Questions about proscriptionist

What does proscriptionist mean?
Proscriptionist means someone who proscribes; a prohibitor.
What part of speech is proscriptionist?
Proscriptionist is a noun.
What is the plural of proscriptionist?
The plural of proscriptionist is proscriptionists.

Words near proscriptionist in the dictionary

  1. proscribeth
  2. proscribing
  3. proscript
  4. proscription
  5. proscriptional
  6. proscriptionist
  7. proscriptionists
  8. proscriptions
  9. proscriptive
  10. proscriptively
  11. proscriptiveness

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