relativist

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English relative Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English relativist From relative + -ist.

1. One who follows, believes or espouses relativism.

   “Rule-circular justifications of basic logical laws — if indeed they are possible — would presumably be similarly undismaying for a logical relativist.”

2. One who studies, or contributes to, or uses, the theory of relativity