"utilitarianist" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /jʊtɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/, /jutɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/ Forms: more utilitarianist [comparative], most utilitarianist [superlative]
Etymology: From utilitarian + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|utilitarian|ist}} utilitarian + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} utilitarianist (comparative more utilitarianist, superlative most utilitarianist)
  1. (uncommon) Relating to utilitarianism. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: utilitarian
    Sense id: en-utilitarianist-en-adj-A9ssctaR

Noun

IPA: /jʊtɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/, /jutɪlɪˈtɛːɹiənɪst/ Forms: utilitarianists [plural]
Etymology: From utilitarian + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|utilitarian|ist}} utilitarian + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} utilitarianist (plural utilitarianists)
  1. (uncommon) One who subscribes to the philosophy of utilitarianism. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: utilitarian
    Sense id: en-utilitarianist-en-noun-CgXCX-8h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 11 89

Inflected forms

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