ideologist

[ ahy-dee-ol-uh-jist, id-ee- ]

noun

1. an expert in ideology.
2. a person who deals with systems of ideas.
3. a person advocating a particular ideology.
4. a visionary.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ideologist¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; ideolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

“Snowden is an ideologist, a victim of certain conditions,” Soldatov says.

From The Daily Beast

But why did not this ideologist perceive that man is not proprietor even of his own faculties?

From Project Gutenberg

The forehead is not too high,—it bespeaks no ideologist—but compact, and of iron strength.

From Project Gutenberg