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amalgamist

noun, adj — 4 senses

amalgamist

noun

Etymology From amalgam + -ist. Compare German Amalgamist.

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, Medicine, Sciences Historical An advocate for or an expert on using amalgams to fill tooth cavities.

amalgamist

adj

Etymology From amalgam + -ist. Compare German Amalgamist.

1

Relating to amalgamists or amalgamisms.

  • 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.2010 March 31, The New Republic, New York, N.Y.: Republic Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2024:
Synonyms
amalgamationist
Related terms
amalgamationist, amalgamator, amalgamism, amalgamize

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