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Darwinist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdɑːwɪnɪst/

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noun

Meaning 1

A believer in Darwinism, the theory of evolution by natural selection.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English Darwin Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English Darwinist From Darwin + -ist.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: darwinista — a believer in Darwinism
  • Dutch: darwinist — a believer in Darwinism
  • Finnish: darvinisti — a believer in Darwinism
  • French: darwiniste — a believer in Darwinism
  • German: Darwinist — a believer in Darwinism
  • German: Darwinistin — a believer in Darwinism
  • Greek: δαρβινιστής (darvinistís) — a believer in Darwinism
  • Hungarian: darwinista — a believer in Darwinism
  • Kazakh: дарвиншіл (darvinşıl) — a believer in Darwinism
  • Serbo-Croatian: darvìnist — a believer in Darwinism
  • Swedish: darwinist — a believer in Darwinism