English

Noun

meliorist ‎(plural meliorists)

1. A proponent of meliorism
   • 2001, "The Peter Simple Column," Daily Telegraph, 17 August,

     "Who knows but that such age-old customs, rooted in dark, immemorial country lore and probably of pagan origin, may not put shallow urban meliorists out of countenance?".

Adjective

meliorist ‎(comparative more meliorist, superlative most meliorist)

1. Of or relating to meliorism.
2. Supporting the principles of meliorism.

References

• “meliorist” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
• “meliorist” in Microsoft's Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition (2007)
• "meliorist" at Rhymezone (Datamuse, 2006)
• Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
• Dictionary of Philosophy, Dagobert D. Runes (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. See: "Meliorism" by Archie J. Bahm, page 195