solutionist adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •(disapproving) Advocating or working towards a solution to some problem (often used to imply that no simple solution exists).Some promote MOOCS as the future of lower-cost higher eduction, while others lament them a solutionist privatization of educational practice. — 2013 noun1 •A solver of problems or puzzles. formssolutionists · more solutionist · most solutionist