Structuralist (noun)

A person who studies or subscribes to the structuralist school of thought, which focuses on the underlying structures of a particular phenomenon and their relationship to each other.

Origin:

The term 'structuralist' originated in the 20th century and is derived from the word 'structure'.

Examples:

1. The structuralists studied the linguistic and cultural structures of society.
2. She was trained as a structuralist anthropologist.
3. The structuralist approach to literature focuses on the formal elements of a text.
4. The structuralists were interested in the deep structures of the mind and how they shape human behavior.
5. He was a structuralist architect who believed that the form of a building should reflect its function.