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proactivist

proactivist noun: one who supports activism.

Noun (1)

proactivist (plural proactivists)

  1. One who supports activism.
    • So was the cellist Charlotte Moorman, muse to Nam June Paik and proactivist champion of all things fringe.2015 September 7, Holland Cotter, “Exhibitions Where Moral Force Trumps Market Forces”, in New York Times

Noun (2)

proactivist (plural proactivists)

  1. One who takes a proactive approach.

Forms of proactivist

pluralproactivists

Origin of proactivist

From pro- + activist.

From proactive + -ist.

Questions about proactivist

What does proactivist mean?
Proactivist means one who supports activism.
What part of speech is proactivist?
Proactivist is a noun.
What is the plural of proactivist?
The plural of proactivist is proactivists.

Words near proactivist in the dictionary

  1. proactions
  2. proactive
  3. proactively
  4. proactiveness
  5. proactivism
  6. proactivist
  7. proactivists
  8. proactivity
  9. proacts
  10. proadaptive
  11. proadenohypophysis

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