1. (

• nativist

) a philosopher who subscribes to nativism ;

1. (

• nativist ,
• nativistic ,

) 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. (

• nativist ,
• nativistic

) of or relating to or advocating nativism; "nativist theories"; "the traditional controversy between the nativistic and empiristic theories" ;