sapphist

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/ˈsæ.fɪst//ˈsæ.fəst/

noun

A lesbian.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

sapphist1

nounsapphist (plural sapphists)

plural sapphists · alternative Sapphist

Sapphist2

nounSapphist (plural Sapphists)

plural Sapphists

  1. An admirer or student of Sappho or her poetry.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

sapphist · noun

From sapphic + -ist, by analogy with Sapphist (“admirer or student of Sappho”).

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Translations

Bulgarian лесбийка
  • лесбийка (lesbijka)lesbian
Finnish sapfolainen
  • sapfolainenlesbian
Polish safistka
  • safistkalesbian
Cite this entry
APA

sapphist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapphist

MLA

“sapphist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapphist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sapphist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapphist.

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