Meanings
nounwelfarist (plural welfarists)
plural welfarists
- Someone who supports welfare, especially of animals.
- A supporter of the politics or principles of the welfare state.
adjectivewelfarist (comparative more welfarist, superlative most welfarist)
comparative more welfarist · superlative most welfarist
- Pertaining to support for the politics or principles of the welfare state.
The welfarist discourse of power which the absolute monarchy increasingly deployed [...] set popular expectations high.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 363
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to a welfare state
Similar
welfare-statistliberal
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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welfarist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfarist
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“welfarist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfarist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “welfarist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/welfarist.
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