Meanings
adjectivestructuralist (comparative more structuralist, superlative most structuralist)
comparative more structuralist · superlative most structuralist
- Of or pertaining to structuralism.
nounstructuralist (plural structuralists)
plural structuralists
- An advocate or follower of structuralism.
For a structuralist like Edmund Leach, the structure is the meaning. Genesis, for example, is about incest taboos; all the rest is noise and mystification.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 12
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Translations
Catalan estructuralista, estructuralista
- estructuralistaof or pertaining to structuralism
- estructuralistaadvocate or follower of structuralism
Czech strukturalistický, strukturalista
- strukturalistickýof or pertaining to structuralism
- strukturalistaadvocate or follower of structuralism
German strukturalistisch, Strukturalist
- strukturalistischof or pertaining to structuralism
- Strukturalistadvocate or follower of structuralism
- Strukturalistinadvocate or follower of structuralism
Polish strukturalistyczny, strukturalista
- strukturalistycznyof or pertaining to structuralism
- strukturalistaadvocate or follower of structuralism
- strukturalistkaadvocate or follower of structuralism
Spanish estructuralista, estructuralista
- estructuralistaof or pertaining to structuralism
- estructuralistaadvocate or follower of structuralism
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APA
structuralist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structuralist
MLA
“structuralist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structuralist. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “structuralist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/structuralist.
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