"prudentialist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prudentialists [plural]
Etymology: From prudential + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prudential|ist}} prudential + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} prudentialist (plural prudentialists)
  1. One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives.

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