Associations to the word «Nativist»

Wiktionary

NATIVIST, noun. An advocate of nativism.

Dictionary definition

NATIVIST, noun. A philosopher who subscribes to nativism.
NATIVIST, adjective. Advocating the perpetuation of native societies; "the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman"; "the nativistic faith preaches the old values"- C.K.Kluckhohn.
NATIVIST, adjective. Of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats