traditionalist C2+ Topic:People & Society US /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/ UK /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person who favors established customs over innovation As a traditionalist, he insisted on writing letters rather than emails. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who favors... conservativeconventionalistpuristold-fashioned ↔ Opposites modernistprogressiveinnovatorradical Word family Derived forms traditionalistic Related forms traditiontraditionaltraditionalism Etymology AI details From traditional + -ist; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver'). trāditiō Latin trādere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # traditionalist **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/ **IPA (UK):** /trəˈdɪʃənəlɪst/ ## Meanings 1. a person who favors established customs over innovation ## Examples - As a traditionalist, he insisted on writing letters rather than emails. ## Synonyms - conservative - conventionalist - purist - old-fashioned ## Antonyms - modernist - progressive - innovator - radical ## Derived Forms - traditionalistic ## Related Forms - tradition - traditional - traditionalism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: trāditiō - Root: trādere ## Etymology From traditional + -ist; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver'). ## AI Etymology Traditionalist is from traditional + -ist; tradition is from Latin trāditiō(n-) ('a handing over'), from trādere ('to hand over, deliver'). Important recorded forms include trāditiō (Latin) and trādere (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a person who favors established customs over innovation. The wider family includes derived forms such as traditionalistic and related words such as tradition, traditional, and traditionalism. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown