"sapphist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sapphists [plural], Sapphist [alternative]
Etymology: From sapphic + -ist, by analogy with Sapphist (“admirer or student of Sappho”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|sapphic|-ist}} sapphic + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} sapphist (plural sapphists)
  1. A lesbian. Categories (topical): LGBTQ, Sexual orientations Synonyms: gay woman Related terms: Sapphic, sapphism, sapphistic Translations (lesbian): лесбийка (lesbijka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sapfolainen (Finnish)

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Alternative forms

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