revolutionist

rev·o·lu·tion·ist

noun \ˌre-və-ˈlü-sh(ə-)nist\

Definition of REVOLUTIONIST

: revolutionary

— revolutionist adjective

Examples of REVOLUTIONIST

1. <after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation>
2. <historically, revolutionists have generally been young men willing to risk everything, even their lives, in the pursuit of their cause>

First Known Use of REVOLUTIONIST

1710

Related to REVOLUTIONIST

Synonyms: crazy, extremist, revolutionary, radical

Antonyms: middle-of-the-roader, moderate

Related Words: young Turk; leftist, lefty, red; progressive, reformer, reformist; anarch, anarchist, subversive; agitator, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel; secessionist, separationist, separatist

Near Antonyms: conservative, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, rightist, standpatter, Tory, traditionalist

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