"faddist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: faddists [plural]
Etymology: fad + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fad|ist}} fad + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} faddist (plural faddists)
  1. A person or entity given to following fads.
    Sense id: en-faddist-en-noun-0kv1lAWE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist

Inflected forms

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          "text": "In speaking thus somewhat emphatically I would not wish to be classed as a faddist on the question of sanatorial treatment because personally I am of the opinion that sanatorial institutes are not the permanencies that many would have them be in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis […]",
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