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progressist

progressist noun: synonym of progressionist (“one who makes or supports progress”).

Noun

progressist (plural progressists)

  1. Synonym of progressionist (“one who makes or supports progress”).
    • Gérard Moore, in his double character of semi-foreigner and thorough-going progressist, the man most abominated.1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “The Waggons”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 40
    Synonyms:
    progressionist
  2. Synonym of progressionist (“one who holds that all life forms gradually evolve to a higher form”).
    Synonyms:
    progressionist

Synonyms of progressist

Forms of progressist

pluralprogressists

Origin of progressist

From progress + -ist.

Questions about progressist

What does progressist mean?
Progressist means synonym of progressionist (“one who makes or supports progress”).
What part of speech is progressist?
Progressist is a noun.
What is the plural of progressist?
The plural of progressist is progressists.

Words near progressist in the dictionary

  1. progressionism
  2. progressionist
  3. progressionists
  4. progressions
  5. progressism
  6. progressist
  7. progressists
  8. progressive
  9. progressive aspect
  10. progressive assimilation
  11. progressive assimilations

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