navalist

English

Etymology

From naval +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪvəlɪst/

Noun

navalist (plural navalists)

1. An advocate of the navy or of naval power. [from 20th c.]
   • 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin, published 2013, page 109:

     Franz Ferdinand was a navalist determined to consolidate Austrian dominance in the Adriatic through the construction of a fleet of dreadnoughts […].

Anagrams

• Latvians, Talivans, salivant, valiants