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tankist

tankist noun: synonym of tanker (“operator of a military tank”).

Noun

tankist (plural tankists)

  1. (uncommon) Synonym of tanker (“operator of a military tank”).
    Synonyms:
    tanker

Synonyms of tankist

Forms of tankist

pluraltankists

Origin of tankist

tank + -ist. Likely under influence from Russian танки́ст (tankíst).

Questions about tankist

What does tankist mean?
Tankist means synonym of tanker (“operator of a military tank”).
What part of speech is tankist?
Tankist is a noun.
What is the plural of tankist?
The plural of tankist is tankists.

Words near tankist in the dictionary

  1. tanking
  2. tanking up
  3. tankings
  4. tankini
  5. tankinis
  6. tankist
  7. tankists
  8. tankless
  9. tanklet
  10. tanklets
  11. tanklike

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