rationalizer

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noun

One who rationalizes.

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Meanings

nounrationalizer (plural rationalizers)

plural rationalizers

  1. One who rationalizes.

    Another factor that makes it difficult to forecast our future happiness is that most of us are rationalizers.

    2008 April 22, Claudia Dreifus, “The Smiling Professor”, in New York Times

Origin

From rationalize + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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