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infrastructuralist

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who emphasizes the importance of infrastructure, or who seeks to construct infrastructure

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • As an infrastructuralist, I believe that investment in roads and bridges is critical.
  • Zoning laws may infringe on the rights of infrastructuralists.

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English infrastructural 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 infrastructuralist From infrastructural + -ist.