creolist

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noun

A linguist who studies creole languages.

OriginEnglish creole ← French créole ← Spanish criollo →
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Meanings

nouncreolist (plural creolists)

plural creolists

  1. A linguist who studies creole languages.

Origin

  1. Portuguesecrioulo
  2. Spanishcriollo
  3. Frenchcréole
  4. EnglishCreole
  5. Englishcreole
  6. Englishcreolist

From creole + -ist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cloistersterolic
Cite this entry
APA

creolist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolist

MLA

“creolist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “creolist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/creolist.

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