"echoist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: echoists [plural]
Etymology: From echo + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|echo|ist}} echo + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} echoist (plural echoists)
  1. One who repeats like an echo; a mindless imitator.

Inflected forms

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