Zolaist, n.

zolaist
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# Zolaistnoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun Zolaist mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zolaist. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

#### Entry status

OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

### How common is the noun Zolaist?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1880 | 0.0015
1890 | 0.0019
1900 | 0.0021
1910 | 0.0029
1920 | 0.0032
1930 | 0.0032
1940 | 0.0032
1950 | 0.0031
1960 | 0.0028
1970 | 0.0023
1980 | 0.0013
1990 | 0.0011
2000 | 0.0008
2010 | 0.0007

### Where does the noun Zolaist come from?

Earliest known use

1880s

The earliest known use of the noun Zolaist is in the 1880s.

OED's only evidence for Zolaist is from 1886, in the Athenaeum.

### Nearby entries

1. Zoilus, n. 1565–
2. zoisite, n. 1805–
3. zoism, n. 1900–
4. zoist, n. 1843–
5. zoistic, adj. 1849–
6. zoite, n. 1963–
7. -zoite, comb. form
8. zol, n. 1946–
9. Zolaesque, adj. 1886–
10. Zolaism, n. 1882–
11. Zolaist, n.1886–
12. Zolaize, v. 1886–
13. Zollinger–Ellison syndrome, n. 1956–
14. Zöllner, n. 1890–
15. zollverein, n. 1843–
16. zolotnik, n. 1783–
17. zombie, n. 1788–
18. zombie apocalypse, n. 1982–
19. zombied, adj. 1972–
20. zombie-esque, adj. 1946–
21. zombie-like, adj. & adv. 1932–

## Meaning & use

1. 1886–
   One who studies or approves of the writings of Zola.
   Stressed as ˈZolaist.
   1. 1886

      > Even the Zolaist has to remember that ‘art is art because it is not nature’.

      Athenæum 30 January 161/2
   literature
   1. Tacitist 1656–
      A student or follower of Tacitus.
   2. Johnsonian 1778–
      An admirer, imitator, or student of Samuel Johnson or his work.
   3. Richardsonian 1778–
      An admirer or student of Samuel Richardson or his work.
   4. Miltonist 1830–
      A student of or expert in the works of Milton; one who admires or is influenced by Milton.
   5. Voltairean 1842–
      A follower or adherent of Voltaire in respect of opinions or the manner of expressing them; one whose views on social and religious questions are…
   6. Dickensite 1849–
      An admirer or student of Charles Dickens or his work; = Dickensian, n.
   7. Shakespearolater 1875–
      A worshipper of Shakespeare.
   8. Cervantist 1881–
      A student or admirer of Cervantes.
   9. Rabelaisian 1882–
      A student or admirer of Rabelais or his writings; a person with a Rabelaisian attitude to life.
   10. Dickensian 1885–
       An admirer or student of Charles Dickens or his work.
   11. Peacockian 1886–
       An admirer or student of Peacock or his writing.
   12. Zolaist 1886–
       One who studies or approves of the writings of Zola.
   13. Meredithian 1892–
       An admirer or student of George Meredith or his work.
   14. Hardyan 1896–
       An admirer or student of Thomas Hardy or his writing.
   15. Janeite 1896–
       = Austenite, n.
   16. Stevensonian 1897–
       Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of R. L. Stevenson or his writings. Also as n., an admirer of R. L. Stevenson or of his writings.
   17. Kiplingite 1898–
       An admirer of Kipling; as adj., characteristic of Kipling.
   18. Hazlittian 1902–
       An admirer or student of Hazlitt or his work.
   19. Austenite 1903–
       An admirer of Jane Austen's writings.
   20. Balzacian 1905–
       An authority on or student of the writings of Balzac.
   21. Shavian 1905–
       An admirer or follower of G. B. Shaw. (In quot. 1921: a character of Shaw's.)
   22. Boswellian 1908–
       A student or admirer of Boswell.
   23. Jacobite 1909–
       An admirer of Henry James (1843–1916). Cf. Jacobean, adj. A.3.
   24. Thackerayan 1909–
       An admirer of Thackeray or his works.
   25. Trollopian 1910–
       A student or admirer of Anthony Trollope or his writings.
   26. Wellsian 1916–
       An admirer or imitator of H. G. Wells or his work.
   27. Proustian 1919–
       An admirer or imitator of Marcel Proust, esp. as regards his semi-autobiographical novel À la recherche du temps perdu (1913–27).
   28. Sitwellian 1920–
       A member of the literary and artistic circle of the Sitwells (see sense A); an admirer of the Sitwells or their circle.
   29. Pirandellist 1925–
       A follower, admirer, or imitator of Pirandello.
   30. Thoreauvian 1927–
       One who admires the writings or shares the philosophy of Henry David Thoreau (1817–62), U.S. naturalist and writer.
   31. Walpolian 1927–
       An admirer of Horace Walpole.
   32. Austenian 1928–
       = Austenite, n.
   33. Stendhalian 1928–
       A follower or devotee of Stendhal or his works.
   34. Poeist 1929–
       A student or admirer of Edgar Allan Poe or his work.
   35. Morrisite 1936–
       A follower or adherent of the socialist political or Arts and Crafts aesthetic principles of William Morris. Also as adj.
   36. Joycean 1938–
       An admirer or follower of Joyce.
   37. Wodehousian 1939–
       An admirer, student, or habitual reader of Wodehouse's works.
   38. Lucianist 1940–46
       A student, admirer, or emulator of Lucian.
   39. Woolfian 1944–
       An admirer or devotee of Virginia Woolf. rare.
   40. Leavisite 1946–
       An admirer or follower of F. R. Leavis or his writings and ideas; = Leavisian, n.
   41. Jamesian 1954–
       Of or pertaining to the American (later naturalized British) writer Henry James (1843–1916) or his works. Also as n., a follower or admirer of Henry…
   42. Yeatsian 1954–
       An admirer of Yeats.
   43. Leavisian 1955–
       = Leavisite, n.
   44. Lawrentian 1957–
       An admirer of T. E. Lawrence or his writings. rare.
   45. Lawrentian 1959–
       An admirer of D. H. Lawrence or his writings. rare.
   46. Beckettian 1965–
       An admirer of Beckett's writings; esp. a writer who follows or is influenced by Beckett's style. Also: an actor who often performs in Beckett's plays.
   47. Orwellian 1971–
       An admirer of the works and ideas of Orwell.
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## Frequency

Zolaist typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.

Zolaist is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands

Frequency data is computed programmatically, and should be regarded as an estimate.

### Frequency of Zolaist, n., 1880–2010

* Occurrences per million words in written English

Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.

The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.

For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.

Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.

Decade | Frequency per million words
--- | ---
1880 | 0.0015
1890 | 0.0019
1900 | 0.0021
1910 | 0.0029
1920 | 0.0032
1930 | 0.0032
1940 | 0.0032
1950 | 0.0031
1960 | 0.0028
1970 | 0.0023
1980 | 0.0013
1990 | 0.0011
2000 | 0.0008
2010 | 0.0007

Originally published as part of the entry for Zolaism, n.

Zolaism, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.