Removalist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Removalist is a noun meaning One who removes (by profession).
Meaning
One who removes (by profession).
More Meanings
- (chiefly US, historical) One who advocates the removal of native populations from their land.
- (chiefly Australia) A person or company who specialises in domestic removals, that is, the transportation of household contents when moving house.
Example Sentences
Highly incensed at this treatment of their standard, the removalists flew to their arms,[…].
“Three years on, it was time to return home, and the removalists were going through our rooms at lightning speed.”
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.
2011, James Adonis, Corporate Punishment: Smashing the Management Clichs for Leaders in a New World, John Wiley & Sons Australia, page 8, She moved her furniture across without a whimper or a hint of worry. I, on the other hand, hired a removalist just to take my bed from one bedroom to the other.
Word Forms
- removalists
Synonyms for removalist
Depending on context, synonyms include mover.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demolitionist, relocator, extractivist, evictor, ejector, evacuator.
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