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extremist

[ ik-stree-mist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

extremist

/ ɪkˈstriːmɪst /

a person who favours or resorts to immoderate, uncompromising, or fanatical methods or behaviour, esp in being politically radical

of, relating to, or characterized by immoderate or excessive actions, opinions, etc

First recorded in 1840–50; extreme + -ist

The latest telegrams from Berlin state that the Spartacus (Extremist) leaders are in extremis.

Hanged if I can imagine a white-haired, soft-spoken fellow like that as a dangerous Anarchist or Extremist.

The first room they entered was that in which Fordyce had interviewed the Extremist official.

Extremist though she be, woman is always consistent in her extremes; hence her power for good and for evil.

The Extremist at once pressed the argument to its utmost consequences.

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