pastoralist
adjective, noun
pastoralist is spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L-I-S-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, pastoralist means “Having features common to pastoralism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pastoralist?
| Letters | 11: P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pastoralist?
Pastoralist appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of pastoralist
- more pastoralist comparative
- most pastoralist superlative
- pastoralists plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pastoralist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having features common to pastoralism.
a pastoralist society
noun
- 1
A person involved in pastoralism, whose primary occupation is the raising of livestock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pastoralist in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having features common to pastoralism:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pastoraliste |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does pastoralist come from?
From pastoral + -ist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).