eduˈcationalist [f.prec. + -ist.] One who makes a study of the science or methods of education; an advocate of education. 1857Toulm. Smith Parish 498 The real philanthropist and educationalist of our day.1869A. J. Ellis E.E. Pronunc. i. iv. §3. 314 note, T. W. Hill..a well-known orthoepist and educationalist.