evolutionist
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A proponent or supporter of evolutionism.
noun
Someone who believes in the capacity of people to change.
Example Sentences
- "Ironically, the argument used today by Roadruck and other designists—that their teachings should receive equal time in schools—mirrors the one employed by evolutionists some 75 years ago."
- "Aeschylus is in fact an evolutionist as regards both gods and man."
Etymology
Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English evolutionist From evolution + -ist.