an advocate of social, political, or economic progress; a member of a progressive political party
Derived forms
progressionism (proˈgressionism) or progressism
noun
progressionist in American English
(prəˈɡreʃənɪst)
noun
a person who believes in progress, as of humankind or society
Derived forms
progressionism
noun
Word origin
[1840–50; progression + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1840–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: colloid, creationism, dope, organizer, striation-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, dramatist, machinist, novelist, socialist