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revolutionist

[ rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist ]

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.

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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Other Words From

  • 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of revolutionist1

First recorded in 1700–10; revolution + -ist

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Example Sentences

But he was a revolutionist, an often shabby, poverty-stricken genius with a taste for the bottle.

The removal of a tyrant is not merely justifiable; it is the highest duty of every true revolutionist.

No, the thorough revolutionist needs no such self-doubting preparations.

I feel it almost a personal insult, this suggestion of the revolutionist's mere human clay.

Does a real revolutionist need to prepare himself, to steel his nerves and harden his body?

The man's manner suggests a lack of respect, offensive to my dignity as a revolutionist.

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