tropicalist

tropicalist adjective: of, or characteristic of tropicalism.

Adjective

tropicalist (comparative more tropicalist, superlative most tropicalist)

Of, or characteristic of tropicalism.
- This sort of juxtaposition, which suggested that under-development was inscribed in the process of conservative modernization in Brazil, would become a hallmark of tropicalist cultural production.2014, Christopher Dunn, Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture

tropicalist (plural tropicalists)

A follower or proponent of tropicalism.
- Led by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the tropicalists made an effort to assimilate rock and roll — at the time the most important kind of musical expression of the young on the planet — and mix it with most authentic Brazilian musical styles.2012, Carlos Almada, Flavio Henrique Medeiros, Brazilian Electric Guitar
Synonyms:

tropicalista

tropicalist (plural tropicalists)

A scientist specializing in studying of tropical environments.
- Most tropicalists, (scientists from developed countries working on tropical environments) come from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.1994, Peter McDonald, editor, The Literature of Soil Science

From Brazilian Portuguese tropicalista with substitution of -ist. By surface analysis, tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.

From tropical + -ist. Piecewise doublet of tropicalista.

What does tropicalist mean?: Tropicalist means of, or characteristic of tropicalism.
What part of speech is tropicalist?: Tropicalist can be an adjective or a noun.

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