solutionist

English

Etymology

From solution +‎ -ist.

Noun

solutionist (plural solutionists)

1. A solver of problems or puzzles.

Translations

Translations

• French: solutionniste (fr) m or f

Adjective

solutionist (comparative more solutionist, superlative most solutionist)

1. (often derogatory) Advocating or working towards a solution to some problem (often used to imply that no simple solution exists).
   • 2013 March 3, Evgeny Morozov, “The Perils of Perfection”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-07-15:

     The ideology of solutionism is thus essential to helping Silicon Valley maintain its image. The technology press — along with the meme-hustlers at the TED conference — are only happy to play up any solutionist undertakings.

   • 2013 August 27, Ian Bogost, “The Condensed Classroom”, in The Atlantic‎^[2], Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-04:

     Some promote MOOCS as the future of lower-cost higher eduction, while others lament them a solutionist privatization of educational practice.

   • 2015 February 9, Nitasha Tiku, “Sexism and consequences at TechCrunch's annual award show”, in The Verge‎^[3], archived from the original on 2023-05-16:

     Silicon Valley prides itself on a solutionist worldview. Founders are told to think of a problem and then build a company that solves it. They invent problems no one has just to say it's been fixed.

Related terms

• solutionism

 

Further reading

• “solutionist”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.