navalist

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UK/ˈneɪvəlɪst/

noun

An advocate of the navy or of naval power.

First used 20th c.Scrabble 11
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Meanings

nounnavalist (plural navalists)

plural navalists

  1. An advocate of the navy or of naval power.First known use 20th c.

    Franz Ferdinand was a navalist determined to consolidate Austrian dominance in the Adriatic through the construction of a fleet of dreadnoughts […].

    2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 109

Origin

From naval + -ist.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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