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imperialist

/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəlɪst/im-PIH-ree-uh-list
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəlɪst/im-PIH-ree-uh-list

Meaningone devoted to empire

Common meaning: a supporter of imperialism

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Journey through time

  1. Latinimperialis‘belonging to an empire’source
  2. Old Frenchemperialsource
  3. Middle Englishemperialsource
  4. Englishimperial‘of an empire’
  5. Englishformed in English from imperialimperialist‘a supporter of imperialism’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from imperial + -ist.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), IMPERIAL, p.284 · scan

Source words

  • imperialis Latin · source word “belonging to an empire”

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