"correctionist" meaning in English

See correctionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: correctionists [plural]
Etymology: correction + -ist Etymology templates: {{suf|en|correction|ist}} correction + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} correctionist (plural correctionists)
  1. One who corrects something.
    Sense id: en-correctionist-en-noun-5xfpb1rL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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