English

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Etymology

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From horizontal +‎ -ist.

Noun

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horizontalist (plural horizontalists)

  1. An advocate or believer in horizontalism.

Adjective

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horizontalist (comparative more horizontalist, superlative most horizontalist)

  1. Relating to horizontalism.
    • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 112:
      Meetings at Birnam Wood were broadly horizontalist. The role of facilitator was allocated on a roster—this time, to a sweet-tempered paediatric nurse named Katie Vander—and discussions proceeded through five set phases: