functionalist

or Functionalist

[ fuhngk-shuh-nl-ist ]

noun

1. a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.

adjective

1. of or relating to functionalism.
2. built or made according to the principles of Functionalism by a person associated with the movement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of functionalist¹

First recorded in 1910–15; functional + -ist