educationist

[ ej-oo-key-shuh-nist ]

noun

1. a specialist in the theory and methods of education.

Word History and Origins

Origin of educationist¹

First recorded in 1820–30; education + -ist

Example Sentences

Raza, working as an educationist, was said to be a former commander of Al Badr Mujahideen group that also operated in Indian Kashmir.

From Reuters

"Last night the medicines were already in stock, and now many of them are out of stock," said Zhang, a 33-year-old educationist, who only gave one name.

From Reuters

The school was founded in 1934 by a German Jewish educationist, Kurt Hahn, after he fled the Nazis.

From BBC

Such changes, he argued, would eliminate "the protective tariff that excludes 90 percent of college graduates from the teaching force," and would both open the schoolhouse door to "educated housewives," veterans and retired police and also "break the educationist monopoly in our public schools."

From Salon

Educationist Anita Rampal says that instead of relegating the topic to a separate textbook, there is a need to integrate it with existing subjects "so that it runs through the entire curriculum".

From BBC

Related Words

• instructor
• lecturer
• professor
• schoolteacher