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welfarist

UK/ˈwɛlfɛːɹɪst/

welfarist noun: someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.

Noun

welfarist (plural welfarists)

  1. Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
  2. A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.

Adjective

welfarist (comparative more welfarist, superlative most welfarist)

  1. Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
    • The welfarist discourse of power which the absolute monarchy increasingly deployed [...] set popular expectations high.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 363

Forms of welfarist

Noun
pluralwelfarists
Adjective
comparativemore welfarist
superlativemost welfarist

Origin of welfarist

From welfare + -ist.

Words formed from welfarist

Questions about welfarist

What does welfarist mean?
Welfarist means someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
What part of speech is welfarist?
Welfarist can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce welfarist?
Welfarist is pronounced /ˈwɛlfɛːɹɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of welfarist?
The plural of welfarist is welfarists.

Words near welfarist in the dictionary

  1. welfared
  2. welfares
  3. welfariat
  4. welfaring
  5. welfarism
  6. welfarist
  7. welfaristic
  8. welfarists
  9. welfarite
  10. welfarites
  11. Welfic

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