nativist
na·ti·vist
adjective
1.
advocating the perpetuation of native societies
- “the old nativist prejudice against the foreign businessman”
- “the nativistic faith preaches the old values” C.K.Kluckhohn
2.
of or relating to or advocating nativism
- “nativist theories”
- “the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories”
noun
1.
a philosopher who subscribes to nativism
Origin
From native + -ist.
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