putschist

[ pooch-ist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a participant in a putsch.

adjective

taking part in or concerned with a putsch.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of putschist¹

1895–1900; < German Putsch putsch + -ist

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Example Sentences

In the absence of firm evidence one way or another, his detractors call Saied’s move a coup and have branded his backers putschists and anti-democratic, accusing them of being on the payroll of France, the UAE and Egypt.

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No one supports Bolotnaya, nothing to see here—this is not putschist Ukraine.

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