Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amalgamist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amal-gamist
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who supports the merger or amalgamation of different things.

noun

Someone who supports miscegenation (interracial relationships or marriage) between white and African-American people.

American usage

noun

An advocate for or an expert on using amalgams to fill tooth cavities.

adj

Relating to amalgamists or amalgamisms.

Example Sentences

"The amalgamist culture of the United States may have been forged by immigrant entrepreneurship and the labor of multitudes, but the nation reached its greatest heights at precisely its nativist peak, powered by a "greatest generation" that had come of age in a culture of closed borders, cheered by invocations of a common national heritage and a shared national future."

Etymology

From amalgam + -ist. Compare German Amalgamist.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

amalgamists (plural) more amalgamist (comparative) most amalgamist (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

amalgamationist amalgamator amalgamism amalgamize

Synonyms

amalgamationist

Questions

What does amalgamist mean?: Someone who supports the merger or amalgamation of different things.
Where does amalgamist come from?: From amalgam + -ist. Compare German Amalgamist.

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