progressist

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progressist

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From progress + -ist.

noun progressists

Synonym of progressionist (“one who makes or supports progress”). Gérard Moore, in his double character of semi-foreigner and thorough-going progressist, the man most abominated.
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Synonym of progressionist (“one who holds that all life forms gradually evolve to a higher form”).
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@misc{progressist_2026,
  title = {progressist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/progressist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}