urbanist

[ ur-buh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who is a specialist in urban planning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of urbanist¹

First recorded in 1515–25; urban + -ist

Example Sentences

The avid rider and self-described urbanist who was in his second year of a doctorate program in economics, died at a hospital.

From Washington Post

Perhaps the most bitter critic was the great urbanist Jane Jacobs.

From The Daily Beast