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progressist

[ prog-res-ist, -ruh-sist or, esp. British proh-gres-ist, -gruh-sist ]
/ ˈprɒg rɛs ɪst, -rə sɪst or, esp. British ˈproʊ grɛs ɪst, -grə sɪst /
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noun

a person favoring progress, as in politics; progressive.

Nearby words

progress bar, progress chaser, progress payment, progression, progressionist, progressist, progressive, progressive assimilation, progressive bulbar paralysis, progressive cataract, progressive cerebral poliodystrophy

Origin of progressist

First recorded in 1840–50; progress + -ist

Related forms

prog·ress·ism, noun
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