ˌejəˈkāsh(ə)nə̇st noun
also ed·u·ca·tion·al·ist -shən ə lə̇st, -shnəl-
( -s )
1. chiefly Britain : educator
educationists are agreed that the medium of instruction in schools must be the local language — Times Literary Supplement
if progress is to be not only rapid but of a high standard many more educationalists are needed — Harold Ingrams
2. : an educational theorist
pragmatism was foisted on the American people by the educationists — F.M.Hechinger
— usually used disparagingly