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solutionist

solutionist noun: a solver of problems or puzzles.

Noun

solutionist (plural solutionists)

  1. A solver of problems or puzzles.

Adjective

solutionist (comparative more solutionist, superlative most solutionist)

  1. (derogatory, often) Advocating or working towards a solution to some problem (often used to imply that no simple solution exists).
    • The ideology of solutionism is thus essential to helping Silicon Valley maintain its image. The technology press — along with the meme-hustlers at the TED conference — are only happy to play up any solutionist undertakings.2013 March 3, Evgeny Morozov, “The Perils of Perfection”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2023
    • Some promote MOOCS as the future of lower-cost higher eduction, while others lament them a solutionist privatization of educational practice.2013 August 27, Ian Bogost, “The Condensed Classroom”, in James Bennet, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2023

solutionist meaning in Tamil

solutionist in Tamil

புதிர்விளக்கவாணர்

Forms of solutionist

Noun
pluralsolutionists
Adjective
comparativemore solutionist
superlativemost solutionist

Origin of solutionist

From solution + -ist.

Questions about solutionist

What does solutionist mean?
Solutionist means a solver of problems or puzzles.
What is solutionist in Tamil?
Solutionist in Tamil is புதிர்விளக்கவாணர். See Solutionist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is solutionist?
Solutionist can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of solutionist?
The plural of solutionist is solutionists.

Words near solutionist in the dictionary

  1. solutional
  2. solutionally
  3. solutioned
  4. solutioning
  5. solutionism
  6. solutionist
  7. solutionists
  8. solutionization
  9. solutionize
  10. solutionized
  11. solutionizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: solutionist (page history and authors); solutionist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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