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hybridist

hybridist

8.3
A person who supports mixing different methods and technologies
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪst/
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  • As a hybridist, she often proposes solutions that blend old and new technologies.

Examples

  • The leading hybridist on the team suggested merging digital and face-to-face strategies for better results.

  • The conference featured a keynote speech by a renowned hybridist in educational reform.

  • The hybridist proposed a new approach to education.

  • Many hybridists believe in the benefits of combining technologies.

  • The leading hybridist on the team suggested merging digital and face-to-face strategies for better results.

  • As a hybridist, she often proposes solutions that blend old and new technologies.

  • The conference featured a keynote speech by a renowned hybridist in educational reform.

Synonyms

fusionist
vshybridist
8.4

A person who brings different ideas or groups together

focuses on combining methods, systems, or technologies in technical contexts
syncretist
vshybridist
9.8

A person who mixes different beliefs or practices

applies combination more widely beyond religious or philosophical beliefs
eclecticist
vshybridist
9.9

A person who chooses ideas and ways of doing things from many different sources

advocates actively joining different methods and systems together

Surface Forms

hybridist singular
hybridists plural

Morphology

hybridist = hybrid (transparent) = hybrid + ist

Derived by adding the agentive '-ist' to 'hybrid' to indicate a person favoring or practicing combination; formation is regular.

Etymology

Hybridist comes from the word hybrid ('a mix or cross') and the ending -ist ('a person who does something'). So a hybridist is also someone who supports or uses a mix of methods or technologies, for example combining digital and face-to-face approaches.