developmentalist

[ dih-vel-uhp-men-tl-ist ]

noun

1. an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of developmentalist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; developmental ( def ) + -ist

Example Sentences

As she writes: “Violence enacted on bodies, minds, souls, cultures, landscapes, communities and histories was intimately connected to the civilizing mission’s developmentalist dogma.”

From New York Times

“If you’re a developmentalist, that is too late,” says Ronald Dahl, a pediatrician and developmental scientist and founder of the Center for the Developing Adolescent at U.C.

From Scientific American

He praised the developmentalist bent of the military regime and dismissed the well-documented torture, disappearance and killing of political opponents during that era.

From Reuters

When a pediatrician or developmentalist hears about a 3-year-old who is pushing back, they usually smile and nod: The child is right on track.

From Washington Post

They represent the grimy, parasitic relationship between business and the developmentalist state.

From Slate