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satisficer

satisficer noun: one who satisfices (rather than optimizes).

Noun

satisficer (plural satisficers)

  1. One who satisfices (rather than optimizes).
    • The end of the poem ["The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost] does not actually depict the narrator looking back at a bold decision with pride. Rather, the narrator is projecting to a future in which they will tell the story of this choice as if it mattered, when really it made no difference. The poem...2026 May 26, David Epstein, “The Real Meaning of "The Road Not Taken". It's not about rugged individualism”, in Range Widely [Substack newsletter]

Forms of satisficer

pluralsatisficers

Origin of satisficer

From satisfice + -er.

Questions about satisficer

What does satisficer mean?
Satisficer means one who satisfices (rather than optimizes).
What part of speech is satisficer?
Satisficer is a noun.
What is the plural of satisficer?
The plural of satisficer is satisficers.

Words near satisficer in the dictionary

  1. satisfiabilities
  2. satisfiability
  3. satisfiable
  4. satisfice
  5. satisficed
  6. satisficer
  7. satisficers
  8. satisfices
  9. satisficing
  10. satisfie
  11. satisfied

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