English Explanatory Dictionary

sapphist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lesbian.
noun
  1. An admirer or student of Sappho or her poetry.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sapphist sapphists

Etymology

From sapphic + -ist, by analogy with Sapphist (“admirer or student of Sappho”).

Synonyms

beanflicker bulldiker bulldyker carpet muncher chemise lifter clam smacker clitorist crack snacker donut bumper dyke flat cracker gayelle gap-lapper gynecophile kamp lesbian lesbianist lesbo lezzer lezzie lezzo lizzie palone-omi rug muncher Sapphic sapphist scissor sister todger dodger tribade tribadist tribady vagitarian

Related words

Sapphic sapphism sapphistic

Derived words

sapphistry Sapphistic
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