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diversionist

di·ver·sion·ist
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vur-zhuh-nist, -shuh-, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈvɜr ʒə nɪst, -ʃə-, daɪ-/
    • /daɪ.ˈvɜː.ʃə.nɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vur-zhuh-nist, -shuh-, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈvɜr ʒə nɪst, -ʃə-, daɪ-/

Definitions of diversionist word

  • noun diversionist a person engaged in activities that divert attention from a primary focus. 1
  • noun diversionist a person who deviates politically. 1
  • noun diversionist One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities. 1
  • noun diversionist a person involved in diversion or disruption 0
  • noun diversionist a person engaged in diversionary activity or tactics 0
See all 5 definitions of diversionist

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Origin of diversionist

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; diversion + -ist

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Parts of speech for Diversionist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Diversionist

diversionist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

diversionist usage trend in Literature

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