structuralist adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to structuralism. noun1 •An advocate or follower of structuralism.For a structuralist like Edmund Leach, the structure is the meaning. Genesis, for example, is about incest taboos; all the rest is noise and mystification. — 1981 formsstructuralists · more structuralist · most structuralist