subculturalist

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a subculture.

Opposite
mainstreamermundane
OriginEnglish subcultural ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle French culture →
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Meanings

adjectivesubculturalist (comparative more subculturalist, superlative most subculturalist)

comparative more subculturalist · superlative most subculturalist

  1. Of or pertaining to a subculture.
nounsubculturalist (plural subculturalists)

plural subculturalists

  1. A person in a subculture.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
mainstreamermundane
Also see
subculturist

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷélh₁eti
  8. Proto-Italic*kʷelō
  9. Latincolō
  10. Latincultūra
  11. Middle Frenchculture
  12. Englishculture
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Englishcultural
  16. Englishsubcultural
  17. Englishsubculturalist

From subcultural + -ist.

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APA

subculturalist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subculturalist

MLA

“subculturalist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subculturalist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subculturalist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subculturalist.

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