removalist

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English removal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English removalist From removal + -ist.

  1. derived from -istebor
  2. derived from -istader
  3. derived from -ālisbor
  4. derived from -albor

Definitions

  1. One who advocates the removal of native populations from their land.

    • Highly incensed at this treatment of their standard, the removalists flew to their arms,[…].
  2. One who removes (by profession).

    • 2008 August, Kimberly Turner, Buzz Kill, Atlanta, page 107, At 7:30 am on a flawless April day, bee removalist Mike Sorensen is already in his truck, fending off phone calls.
  3. A person or company who specialises in domestic removals, that is, the transportation of…

    A person or company who specialises in domestic removals, that is, the transportation of household contents when moving house.

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