Degenerationist
Pronunciation : De*gen`er*a"tion*ist
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state.
(Biol.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913