progressist

[ prog-res-ist, -ruh-sist or, especially British proh-gres-ist, -gruh-sist ]

/ ˈprɒg rɛs ɪst, -rə sɪst or, especially British ˈproʊ grɛs ɪst, -grə sɪst /

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noun

a person favoring progress, as in politics; progressive.

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Origin of progressist

First recorded in 1840–50; progress + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM progressist

prog·ress·ism, noun

Words nearby progressist

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How to use progressist in a sentence

From the first he took an important place in the chamber, as one of the most notable orators of the Progressist Republican group.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2|Various
A few days before the Socialist-Progressist conference met, a clerical social congress had convened at Liège.
Socialism and Democracy in Europe|Samuel P. Orth
His working-men's meeting had been dissolved by a Progressist Burgomaster without any legal justification.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill