[1515–25; urban + -ist]This word is first recorded in the period 1515–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: accelerate, cabala, domestic, exhaust, pioneer-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, realist
Examples of 'urbanist' in a sentence
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Many city administrations have wisely adopted new urbanist principles.