Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ivory-towerist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ivory--tow-erist
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who takes an overly academic approach, separated from reality and practical matters.

Etymology

From ivory tower + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ivory tower

Inflected Forms

ivory-towerists (plural)

Questions

What does ivory-towerist mean?: One who takes an overly academic approach, separated from reality and practical matters.
Where does ivory-towerist come from?: From ivory tower + -ist.

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