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simplist

simplist noun: one who gathers medicinal herbs; one who simples.

Noun (1)

simplist (plural simplists)

  1. (archaic) One who gathers medicinal herbs; one who simples.
    Synonyms:
    simpler

Noun (2)

simplist (plural simplists)

  1. A proponent of simplism.
    • The chief simplist, Donald Trump, speaks at the level of a fourth-grader.2023 October 21, Simon Kuper, “The end of reading and the rise of simplism”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17

Synonyms of simplist

Forms of simplist

pluralsimplists

Origin of simplist

From simple + -ist.

Questions about simplist

What does simplist mean?
Simplist means one who gathers medicinal herbs; one who simples.
What part of speech is simplist?
Simplist is a noun.
What is the plural of simplist?
The plural of simplist is simplists.

Words near simplist in the dictionary

  1. simpling
  2. simplings
  3. simplish
  4. simplism
  5. simplisms
  6. simplist
  7. simplistic
  8. simplistically
  9. simplisticness
  10. simplists
  11. simplity

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