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progressist
prog·ress·ist
/
ˈprɒg
rɛs
ɪst, -rə
sɪst
or, esp. British
ˈproʊ
grɛs
ɪst, -grə
sɪst
/
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[
prog
-res-ist, -r
uh
-sist
or, esp. British
proh
-gres-ist, -gr
uh
-sist
]
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noun
a person favoring
progress
, as in
politics
; progressive.
Origin:
1840–50;
progress
+
-ist
Related forms
prog·ress·ism,
noun
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progressionist
or
progressist
(prəˈɡrɛʃənɪst, prəˈɡrɛsɪst)
—
n
an advocate of social, political, or economic progress; a member of a progressive political party
progressist
or
progressist
—
n
pro'gressionism
or
progressist
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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