Meanings
nouncautionist (plural cautionists)
plural cautionists
- rareA cautious person.
Are you an optimist or a cautionist when it comes to tech?
2016, Devorah Heitner, Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World, New York: Bibliomotion, →ISBN, page 1691 more example
Secretary of the Treasury [Andrew] Mellon is a cautionist, rather than an alarmist.
1931 June 3, The New Castle News, New Castle, Pa., page 4
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cautionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cautionist
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“cautionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cautionist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cautionist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cautionist.
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