Nativist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nativist \Na"tiv*ist\, n.
     An advocate of nativism.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nativist
       adj 1: advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old
              nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman";
              "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"-
              C.K.Kluckhohn [syn: {nativistic}]
       2: of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist
          theories"; "the traditional controversy between the
          nativistic and empiristic theories" [syn: {nativistic}]
       n : a philosopher who subscribes to nativism