modist

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noun

A follower of fashion.

OriginFrench modiste →
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Meanings

nounmodist (plural modists)

plural modists

  1. archaicA follower of fashion.
  2. grammarA supporter of modism.

Origin

  1. Frenchmodiste
  2. Englishmodist

From French modiste. By surface analysis, mode + -ist.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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