exoticist

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adjective

Having a tendency towards the exotic.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveexoticist (comparative more exoticist, superlative most exoticist)

comparative more exoticist · superlative most exoticist

  1. Having a tendency towards the exotic.
nounexoticist (plural exoticists)

plural exoticists

  1. Somebody with a tendency towards the exotic.

Origin

From exotic + -ist. Attested since the 20th century.

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APA

exoticist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoticist

MLA

“exoticist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoticist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exoticist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exoticist.

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