revolutionist

[ rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist ]
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noun
  1. a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a revolution; revolutionary: revolutionist ideals.

Origin of revolutionist

1
First recorded in 1700–10; revolution + -ist

Other words from revolutionist

  • an·ti·rev·o·lu·tion·ist, noun
  • pro·rev·o·lu·tion·ist, adjective, noun
  • sem·i·rev·o·lu·tion·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for revolutionist

revolutionist

/ (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɪst) /


noun
  1. a less common word for a revolutionary

adjective
  1. of, characteristic of, or relating to revolution or revolutionaries

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