a person who believes in destruction, esp of social institutions
destructionist in American English
(dɪˈstrʌkʃənɪst)
noun
a person who believes in or favors destruction, as of an existing social order
destructionist in American English
(dɪˈstrʌkʃənɪst)
noun
an advocate of the destruction of an existing political institution or the like
Word origin
[1800–10; destruction + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1800–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chlorine, hike, isolate, rejuvenate, unprofessional-ist is a suffix of nouns, often corresponding to verbs ending in -ize or nouns ending in -ism, that denote a person who practices or is concerned with something, or holds certainprinciples, doctrines, etc. Other words that use the affix -ist include: Thomist, apologist, novelist, realist, socialist