"longtermist" meaning in English

See longtermist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From long-term + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|long-term|-ist}} long-term + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} longtermist (not comparable)
  1. (ethics, philosophy) Of, pertaining to or supporting longtermism (“an ethical stance which gives priority to improving the long-term future”). Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ethics, Philosophy Related terms: long-term, long-termer, longtermism, short-termist
    Sense id: en-longtermist-en-adj-dmTZyMQC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: long-termist
Categories (other): Futurology Disambiguation of Futurology: 0 0

Noun

Forms: longtermists [plural]
Etymology: From long-term + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|long-term|-ist}} long-term + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} longtermist (plural longtermists)
  1. (ethics, philosophy) A believer or follower of longtermism (“an ethical stance which gives priority to improving the long-term future”). Categories (topical): Ethics, Philosophy
    Sense id: en-longtermist-en-noun-bVHIshLe Topics: ethics, human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: long-termist
Categories (other): Futurology Disambiguation of Futurology: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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