activationist

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noun

A person who designs and implements recreational activities as therapy, especially for the disabled

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nounactivationist (plural activationists)

plural activationists

  1. A person who designs and implements recreational activities as therapy, especially for the disabled

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  3. Proto-Italic*agō
  4. Latinagō
  5. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  6. Latināctīvu
  7. Old Frenchactif
  8. Middle Englishactyf
  9. Englishactive
  10. Englishactivate
  11. Englishactivation
  12. Englishactivationist

From activation + -ist.

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APA

activationist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activationist

MLA

“activationist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activationist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “activationist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/activationist.

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