evolutionist

American  

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-nist, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst, ˌi və- /

noun

1. a person who believes in or supports a theory of evolution, especially in biology.

2. a person who supports a policy of gradual growth or development rather than sudden change or expansion.

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adjective

1. of or relating to evolution or evolutionists.

2. believing in or supporting a theory of evolution, especially in biology.

evolutionist British  

/ ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst /

noun

1. a person who believes in a theory of evolution, esp Darwin's theory of the evolution of plant and animal species

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adjective

1. of or relating to a theory of evolution

Other Word Forms

• antievolutionist noun
• antievolutionistic adjective
• evolutionism noun
• evolutionistic adjective
• evolutionistically adverb
• nonevolutionist noun
• preevolutionist noun
• proevolutionist adjective

Etymology

Origin of evolutionist

First recorded in 1855–60; evolution + -ist