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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪəlɪst/ [UK]
Etymology: From trial (“three”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trial|ist|gloss1=three}} trial (“three”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trialist (not comparable)
  1. Involving three elements; especially, pertaining to a potential state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-trialist-en-adj-BVISTn3S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪəlɪst/ [UK] Forms: trialists [plural]
Etymology: From trial (“three”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trial|ist|gloss1=three}} trial (“three”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} trialist (plural trialists)
  1. An advocate of trialism, especially with reference to the proposed creation of a state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
    Sense id: en-trialist-en-noun-jpEfQ7e1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹaɪəlɪst/ [UK] Forms: trialists [plural]
Etymology: From trial (“test; experiment; court proceedings”) + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trial|ist|gloss1=test; experiment; court proceedings}} trial (“test; experiment; court proceedings”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} trialist (plural trialists)
  1. (medicine) A person who takes part in a clinical trial, especially as a researcher. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-trialist-en-noun-0vp1qI5a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 30 12 15 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 7 6 25 23 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 28 17 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 28 21 13 25 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (business) A person who tries a product for the first time (as opposed to a regular purchaser); a person who participates in the trial of a new product. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-trialist-en-noun-UxbfxVl- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 30 12 15 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 7 6 25 23 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 28 17 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 28 21 13 25 Topics: business
  3. (sports, chiefly UK) An athlete who participates in a trial (competition to select players for a team); a person who enters a dog (especially a sheepdog) in a competition. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-trialist-en-noun-7LY0JUEo Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 30 12 15 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 7 6 25 23 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 28 17 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 28 21 13 25 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (South Africa) A person standing trial in a court of law, especially one of a group of defendants in a high-profile case. Tags: South-Africa
    Sense id: en-trialist-en-noun-FScQqIt1 Categories (other): South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 8 30 12 15 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 7 6 25 23 15 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 7 28 17 14 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 28 21 13 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: triallist Derived forms: time trialist
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Business"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1986, John Philip Jones, chapter 5, in What’s in a Name? Advertising and the Concept of Brands, Lexington, MA: Lexington Books, page 123:",
          "text": "models of stationary market conditions slightly underestimate the amount of once-only purchasing by brand trialists",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "1995, Louella Miles, Perfect Marketing, London: Arrow Business, Chapter 8, p. 56,\n90 per cent of profit is said to come from repeat purchasers and the rest from triallists"
        },
        {
          "text": "2011, Adrian Slywotzky, Demand, New York: Business Plus, p. 223,\n[The groups] included the core audience—subscribers who attend numerous concerts every year for many years; trialists—first-time concertgoers who attend a single performance; the noncommitted—people who attend a couple of concerts in a given year […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person who tries a product for the first time (as opposed to a regular purchaser); a person who participates in the trial of a new product."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "business",
          "business"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "purchaser",
          "purchaser"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(business) A person who tries a product for the first time (as opposed to a regular purchaser); a person who participates in the trial of a new product."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Sports"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1998, Bill Samuel, chapter 7, in Rugby: Body and Soul, Edinburgh: Mainstream, page 88:",
          "text": "The following Saturday morning, with other members of the committee, I was on the touchline observing the trialists in action. It was a very good trial, with plenty of exciting talent on view.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "1998, John Gordon, Three Sheep and a Dog, Auckland: Reed, Chapter 8, p. 107,\nEvent I, the long head […] ends with the hold: sheep at a standstill in a 20-metre ring and held there, with the dog and triallist balanced on either side."
        },
        {
          "text": "2012, Robert Earnshaw, Earnie: My Life at Cardiff City, Bedlinog: Accent, Chapter 4, p. 22,\nA [Youth Training Scheme] place would be the first step on the ladder, a contract with the club which would see you move from triallist to employee, someone the club was willing to invest in."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An athlete who participates in a trial (competition to select players for a team); a person who enters a dog (especially a sheepdog) in a competition."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "athlete",
          "athlete"
        ],
        [
          "sheepdog",
          "sheepdog"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports, chiefly UK) An athlete who participates in a trial (competition to select players for a team); a person who enters a dog (especially a sheepdog) in a competition."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "South African English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1999, David Simon, “From Mandela to Mbeki”, in J. E. Spence, editor, After Mandela, London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, page 94:",
          "text": "his mediation efforts, even in Africa, have not always proved successful—perhaps most notably in negotiating Mobutu’s departure from the former Zaire, and with respect to the Ogoni triallists in Nigeria under Sani Abacha’s dictatorship",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "text": "2006, Christina Scott, Nelson Mandela: A Force for Freedom, New York: Gramercy Books, Chapter 5, p. 71,\nMandela’s fellow treason trialist, the feisty Helen Joseph, was the first person to be placed under house arrest."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A person standing trial in a court of law, especially one of a group of defendants in a high-profile case."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "standing trial",
          "stand trial"
        ],
        [
          "court of law",
          "court of law"
        ],
        [
          "defendant",
          "defendant"
        ],
        [
          "high-profile",
          "high-profile"
        ],
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(South Africa) A person standing trial in a court of law, especially one of a group of defendants in a high-profile case."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "South-Africa"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtɹaɪəlɪst/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "triallist"
    }
  ],
  "word": "trialist"
}

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