Bolshevist

[ bohl-shuh-vist, bol- ]

noun
  1. a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.

  2. (sometimes lowercase) an ultraradical socialist; any political ultraradical.

adjective

Origin of Bolshevist

1
First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ik) + -ist

Other words from Bolshevist

  • an·ti-Bol·she·vist, noun, adjective
  • non-Bol·she·vist, noun
  • pro-Bol·she·vist, noun, adjective

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