productionist
- noun
- /prəˈdʌkʃənɪst/
- Jargon
:
productor
- The productionist emphasized the importance of maximizing output to improve the economy.
Examples
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Productionist critics argued that such policies were counterproductive because they converted forests into a kind of government-controlled wasteland, removing the motivation of forest owners to conserve forests as productive assets.
Academic text (2003) -
This productionist vision, however, relied on the state to ensure that forest production generated the social and environmental benefits desired.
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As a dedicated productionist, she focused on improving industrial processes to enhance efficiency.
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The role of a productionist is crucial in ensuring that factories meet their production targets.
Synonyms
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Something that makes things like food or materials
How Production-Focused
Surface Forms
Morphology
productionist = production (transparent) = production + ist
Regular agentive formation from 'production' indicating a person who focuses on or practices production, so learners familiar with 'production' and '-ist' can infer the meaning.
Etymology
Productionist comes from production, which means 'making things' or 'making goods', and the ending -ist, which means 'a person who focuses on something', as in activist. So a productionist is someone who focuses on increasing production or output in industry and economics.