FUNCTIONALIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An adherent of functionalism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("functionalist" is a kind of...):

admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)

Derivation:

functionalism (any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose)

functionalism (a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment)