Meanings
sapphist1
plural sapphists · alternative Sapphist
- A lesbian.
Synonyms: beanflicker, bulldiker, bulldyker, carpet muncher, chemise lifter, clam smacker, clitorist, crack snacker
Sapphist2
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA lesbian.
Origin
sapphist · noun
From sapphic + -ist, by analogy with Sapphist (“admirer or student of Sappho”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian лесбийка
- лесбийка (lesbijka)lesbian
Finnish sapfolainen
- sapfolainenlesbian
Polish safistka
- safistkalesbian
Cite this entry
sapphist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapphist
“sapphist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapphist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sapphist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sapphist.
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