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schematist

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈskiːmətɪst/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Involving schemata or abstract frameworks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

One given to forming schemes; schemer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • August 26 1711, Jonathan Swift, letter to William King He never wants a reserve upon any emergency, which would appear desperate to others; and makes little use of those thousand projectors and schematists, who are daily plying him with their visions, but to be thoroughly convinced, by the comparison, that his own notions are the best.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

One who thinks about or develops formal schemata or abstract frameworks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

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