metallist

met·al·list

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-l-ist]
- /ˈmɛt l ɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [met-l-ist]
- /ˈmɛt l ɪst/

Definitions of metallist word

noun metallist a person who works with metals. 1
noun metallist a person who advocates the use of metallic money exclusively, instead of paper money. 1
noun metallist a person who works with metals 0
noun metallist a person who advocates a system of currency based on a metal, such as gold or silver 0

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Origin of metallist

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50; metal + -ist

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Parts of speech for Metallist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Metallist

metallist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

metallist usage trend in Literature

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