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amalgamist

English

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Etymology

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From amalgam +‎ -ist.[1] Compare German Amalgamist.[2]

Noun

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amalgamist (plural amalgamists)

  1. Someone who supports the merger or amalgamation of different things.
  2. (US, historical) Someone who supports miscegenation (interracial relationships or marriage) between white and African-American people.
  3. (dentistry, historical) An advocate for or an expert on using amalgams to fill tooth cavities.

Adjective

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amalgamist (comparative more amalgamist, superlative most amalgamist)

  1. Relating to amalgamists or amalgamisms.
    • 2010 March 31, The New Republic‎[1], New York, N.Y.: Republic Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 June 2024:
      The amalgamist culture of the United States may have been forged by immigrant entrepreneurship and the labor of multitudes, but the nation reached its greatest heights at precisely its nativist peak, powered by a "greatest generation" that had come of age in a culture of closed borders, cheered by invocations of a common national heritage and a shared national future.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ “amalgamist, n.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, page 165, column 1.
  2. ^ “amalgamist, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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