1. Plural of diasporist; people who believe in or advocate for diasporism, particularly the historical Zionist movement that supported Jewish settlement outside of Palestine/Israel.
Usage: historical; often used in discussions of early 20th-century Zionist ideology

Examples

• Early diasporists debated whether Jews should establish communities in multiple countries rather than concentrate in a single homeland.
• The diasporists of that era believed cultural and economic development could occur in the diaspora itself.
• Some historians distinguish between diasporists and those who advocated for immediate Palestinian settlement.