evolutionistnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌiː.vəˈluːʃən.ɪst/us/ˌev.vəˈluːʃən.ɪst/someone who believes in or supports the theory of evolution
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- How did man become a hairless animal? is a hard question for evolutionists.
- Many evolutionists are atheists.
- No evolutionist would claim that any existing ape represents the ancestor of man.
- Small wonder that evolutionists are unwilling to discuss the origin of the soul.
- There is no evidence, of course, but the evolutionist must produce it, or admit failure.