meliorist:
(plural: ‘meliorists‘; for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
a person who believes that man can improve his world by effort (hard work);
a social reformer who involves in disputes,
Reihan Salam, a meliorist, besides being humanist, singulatarian, neoconservative, etc.
e.g.
Our teacher is in the opinion that one meliorist in every village can take the world to the next higher level.
Occasionally we a see a meliorist among us who tries to encourage the masses to look for a better way to deal with the problems in life.
On the one hand, the meliorists are hailed as social reformers; but, on the other hand, their love for disputes and controversies is condemned.
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