progressionist
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of progressionist
First recorded in 1840–50; progression + -ist
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And indeed, progress might well entertain great expectations, for Hans Shund had read a pile of progressionist pamphlets, had extracted the strong passages, and out of them had concocted a right racy speech.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
Was not the fuss made in Bavaria against the progressionist school-law quite a prodigious one?
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
In the new world of our progressionist teachers, it is electricity that is the real motive-power.
From Dreams by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome
As often as a progressionist drew near, their conversation was hushed altogether.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
Gentlemen, there is a reproach being uttered just now by the progressionist press, which, far from repelling, I would feel proud to deserve.
From The Progressionists, and Angela. by Conrad von Bolanden
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