Meliorist

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmˈɛɫioʊˈɹɪst/

Meliorist (noun)

  1. a person who believes that the world can become better through human effort.

Examples

  • The meliorist worked tirelessly to improve community services.
  • As a meliorist, she believed in the potential for societal progress.

Common collocations: optimistic meliorist, meliorist approach, dedicated meliorist

Synonyms of Meliorist

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Meliorist

  • belief in improvement vs. belief in decline