proˈbationist rare.
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
1. = probationer.
| 1885 Congregationalist 14 May (Cent.), What portion of the probationists uniting with the M[ethodist] E[piscopal] church become full members? |
2. One who holds the doctrine of probationism.
| 1893 E. S. Carr in N. Western Congregationalist 14 Apr., I am satisfied the probationists among us are an extremely small minority. |