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derivationist|dɛrɪˈveɪʃənɪst|
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
1. Biol. One who holds the theory of derivation or evolution of organic types.
2. One who occupies himself with the derivation of words.
1875Dawson Nature & Bible 134 The derivationist tries to break down the line between species and varieties. 1888― Geol. Hist. Plants 266 Allied forms, some at least of which a derivationist might claim as modified descendants. 1891Atkinson Moorland Par. 242 The amateur derivationists of place names. |