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an|nal|ist — «AN uh lihst», noun. 1. a writer of annals. 2. = historian. (Cf. ↑historian) 3. any keeper of records … Useful english dictionary
car|nal|ist — «KAHR nuh lihst», noun. a person given to the indulgence of sensual appetites; an unspiritual person … Useful english dictionary
fi|nal|ist — «FY nuh lihst», noun. 1. a person who takes part in the last or deciding set in a series, such as a series of contests or examinations. 2. a person who believes in finalism … Useful english dictionary
jour|nal|ist — «JUR nuh lihst», noun. 1. a person engaged in journalism. Reporters are journalists. 2. a person who keeps a journal or diary … Useful english dictionary
car´di|nal|ist — car|di|nal|ism «KAHR duh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. the system of the College of Cardinals. –car´di|nal|ist, noun … Useful english dictionary
com´mu|nal|ist — com|mu|nal|ism «KOM yuh nuh LIHZ uhm, kuh MYOO nuh lihz », noun. 1. a theory or system of government according to which each commune is self governing and the state is a federation of communes. 2. the doctrine or practice of communal living, as… … Useful english dictionary
crim|i|nal|ist — «KRIHM uh nuh lihst», noun. a person who studies criminal law or criminology: »A criminalist is a specialist, but not in any one scientific field. He must be qualified as an expert to identify any of a large number of different kinds of evidence… … Useful english dictionary
ex|ter|nal|ist — «ehk STUR nuh lihst», noun. 1. a person who has undue regard for externals. 2. a person who believes in externalism. 3. a student of the history of science and the social effects of science … Useful english dictionary
nom|i|nal|ist — «NOM uh nuh lihst», noun, adjective. –n. a believer in nominalism. –adj. = nominalistic. (Cf. ↑nominalistic) … Useful english dictionary
par|a|jour|nal|ist — «PAR uh JUR nuh lihst», noun. a practitioner of parajournalism: »Also working for the parajournalist is the tendency of the misinformed…to accept as truth whatever is boldly asserted as such (Dwight Macdonald) … Useful english dictionary
pa|ter|nal|ist — «puh TUR nuh lihst», noun, adjective. –n. a person who believes in or practices paternalism: »…paternalists who believe that the human estate is one of perennial childhood (Saturday Review). –adj. = paternalistic: (Cf. ↑paternalistic)… … Useful english dictionary
