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evolutionist

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ev′ə lo̅o̅′shə nist or, esp. Brit., ē′və-)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ev•o•lu•tion•ist  (ev′ə lo̅o̅′shə nist or, esp. Brit., ē′və-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biologya person who believes in or supports a theory of evolution, esp. in biology.
  2. Biologya person who supports a policy of gradual growth or development rather than sudden change or expansion.

adj. Also, ev′o•lu′tion•is′tic. 
  1. of or pertaining to evolution or evolutionists.
  2. Biologybelieving in or supporting a theory of evolution, esp. in biology.
  • evolution + -ist 1855–60
ev′o•lu′tion•ism, n. 
ev′o•lu′tion•is′ti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
evolutionist /ˌiːvəˈluːʃənɪst/ n
  1. a person who believes in a theory of evolution, esp Darwin's theory of the evolution of plant and animal species
 adj
  1. of or relating to a theory of evolution
ˌevoˈlutionˌism n ˌevolutionˈistic adj

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