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utilitarians

utilitarians is the plural of utilitarian.

Meaning of utilitarian

Noun

utilitarian (plural utilitarians)

  1. Someone who practices or advocates utilitarianism.
    • Before his companies collapsed, Mr. Bankman-Fried often described himself as a utilitarian — meaning that he made decisions designed to advance the greater good.2023 October 11, David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein, J. Edward Moreno, “Caroline Ellison Says She and Sam Bankman-Fried Lied for Years”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

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Phrases with utilitarians

Questions about utilitarians

What is utilitarians the plural of?
Utilitarians is the plural of utilitarian.

Words near utilitarians in the dictionary

  1. utilitarianized
  2. utilitarianizes
  3. utilitarianizing
  4. utilitarianly
  5. utilitarianness
  6. utilitarians
  7. utilitaristic
  8. utilitaristically
  9. utilities
  10. utilities tax
  11. utilities taxes

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