Stagirite

or Stag·y·rite

[ staj-uh-rahyt ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Stagira.
2. the Stagirite, Aristotle.

Stagirite

/ ˈstædʒɪˌraɪt /

noun

1. an inhabitant or native of Stagira
2. an epithet of Aristotle

Other Words From

• Stag·i·rit·ic [staj-, uh, -, rit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Stagirite¹

1610–20; < Latin Stagīrītēs < Greek Stagīrī́tēs. See Stagira, -ite ¹

Example Sentences

Such as it is, however, the natural history stands to the credit of the Stagirite.

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Stagirite, Stagyrite, staj′i-rīt, adj. pertaining to Stageira in Macedonia.

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In the first place, he had, like the great Stagirite, an eye at once telescopic and microscopic.

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The Stagirite, as you have just heard, seeks to prove the existence of the gods by the man of whom I spoke.

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These two gifted men were commentators upon the works of the Stagirite, and authors of many interesting lucubrations of their own.

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