ed·u·ca·tion·ist

[ej-oo-key-shuh-nist]
noun
a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
Also, ed·u·ca·tion·al·ist.


Origin:
1820–30; education + -ist

an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion·al·ist, noun
an·ti·ed·u·ca·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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educationalist or educationist (ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəlɪst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a specialist in educational theory or administration
 
educationist or educationist
 
n

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Educationist is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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It also suggests that they can be used alongside each other with each educationist's theories having their particular strengths.
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