A person who believes in or practices experientialism; one who emphasizes direct experience and participation as key to learning.
From 'experientialism' plus the agent suffix '-ist' (from Latin '-ista,' via Greek). The '-ist' suffix creates nouns for those who practice or believe in something.
An experientialist teacher might take students on field trips instead of showing slideshows—they believe you understand rivers better by wading in them. This philosophy has ancient roots but became trendy in the 1800s and 1900s.
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