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sesquipedalianist

sesquipedalianist noun: a person who tends to use and enjoy long (sesquipedalian) words.

Noun

sesquipedalianist (plural sesquipedalianists)

  1. (rare) A person who tends to use and enjoy long (sesquipedalian) words.

Forms of sesquipedalianist

pluralsesquipedalianists

Origin of sesquipedalianist

From sesquipedalian + -ist.

Questions about sesquipedalianist

What does sesquipedalianist mean?
Sesquipedalianist means a person who tends to use and enjoy long (sesquipedalian) words.
What part of speech is sesquipedalianist?
Sesquipedalianist is a noun.
What is the plural of sesquipedalianist?
The plural of sesquipedalianist is sesquipedalianists.

Words near sesquipedalianist in the dictionary

  1. sesquioxyds
  2. sesquipedal
  3. sesquipedalian
  4. sesquipedalianism
  5. sesquipedalianisms
  6. sesquipedalianist
  7. sesquipedalianists
  8. sesquipedalians
  9. sesquipedalism
  10. sesquipedalities
  11. sesquipedality

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