ideologist

noun

ide·​ol·​o·​gist ˌīdēˈäləjə̇st 

ˌid- sometimes ˌēd-

plural -s

1

a

: a specialist in the science of ideas : a student of the origin and nature of ideas

b

: an advocate or adherent of a particular system or doctrine of ideology

2

: ideologue sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French idéologiste, from idéologie + -iste -ist

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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