tropicalist

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

tropicalist (comparative more tropicalist, superlative most tropicalist)

1. Of, or characteristic of tropicalism.
   • 2014, Christopher Dunn, Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture‎^[1]:

     This sort of juxtaposition, which suggested that under-development was inscribed in the process of conservative modernization in Brazil, would become a hallmark of tropicalist cultural production.

Noun

tropicalist (plural tropicalists)

1. A follower or proponent of tropicalism.

   Synonym: tropicalista

   • 2012, Carlos Almada, Flavio Henrique Medeiros, Brazilian Electric Guitar‎^[2]:

     Led by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, the tropicalists made an effort to assimilate rock and roll — at the time the most important kind of musical expression of the young on the planet — and mix it with most authentic Brazilian musical styles.

Etymology 2

From tropical +‎ -ist.

Noun

tropicalist (plural tropicalists)

1. A scientist specializing in studying of tropical environments.
   • 1994, Peter McDonald, editor, The Literature of Soil Science‎^[3]:

     Most tropicalists, (scientists from developed countries working on tropical environments) come from the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany.