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routinist

Syllables: rou·tin·ist

routinist noun: someone who follows a routine.

Noun

routinist (plural routinists)

  1. (dated) Someone who follows a routine.
    • [I]t [opium] is a double-edged sword, a divine gift in the hands of a master, a poison in those of a mere routinist—a medicaster—a demi-physician.1866, R[obert] Nelson, “Treatment”, in Asiatic Cholera: Its Origin and Spread in Asia, Africa, and Europe, Introduction into America through Canada; Remote and Proximate Causes, Symptoms and...

Forms of routinist

pluralroutinists

Origin of routinist

From routine + -ist.

Questions about routinist

What does routinist mean?
Routinist means someone who follows a routine.
What part of speech is routinist?
Routinist is a noun.
What is the plural of routinist?
The plural of routinist is routinists.

Words near routinist in the dictionary

  1. routinises
  2. routinish
  3. routinising
  4. routinism
  5. routinisms
  6. routinist
  7. routinistic
  8. routinists
  9. routinization
  10. routinizations
  11. routinize

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