English
rationalizer
From rationalize + -er.
Formed from rationalize + -er
Latin reor ‘to compute’
Latin ratiō ‘reason, reasoning, explanation, ground,…’
Latin ratiōnālis ‘rational, reasonable, of or possessing reason’
French rationnel ‘rational’
French rationaliser ‘to rationalize’
English rationalize
Today it means
noun One who rationalizes.
Sources
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