rationalizer

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English

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Etymology

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From rationalize +‎ -er.

Noun

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rationalizer (plural rationalizers)

  1. One who rationalizes.
    • 2008 April 22, Claudia Dreifus, “The Smiling Professor”, in New York Times[1]:
      Another factor that makes it difficult to forecast our future happiness is that most of us are rationalizers.