neoevolutionist

English

Etymology

From neo- +‎ evolutionist.

Noun

neoevolutionist (uncountable)

1. (sociology, anthropology) A proponent of neoevolutionism.
   • 1977 March, Leo S. Klejn, “A Panorama of Theoretical Archaeology”, in Current Anthropology, volume 18, number 1, →DOI, page 4:

     The neoevolutionists were related to the evolutionists of the past century by their search for laws, their interest in general and universal models, their confidence in progress, and their optimistic attitude toward historical reconstruction.