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anarchist

[ an-er-kist ]

noun

  1. a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.
  2. a person who seeks to overturn by violence all constituted forms and institutions of society and government, with no purpose of establishing any other system of order in the place of that destroyed.
  3. a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom.


anarchist

/ ˈænəkɪst /

noun

  1. a person who advocates the abolition of government and a social system based on voluntary cooperation
  2. a person who causes disorder or upheaval
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌanarˈchistic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • anar·chistic adjective
  • nonan·ar·chistic adjective
  • pseudo·anar·chistic adjective
  • semi·anar·chist noun
  • semi·anar·chistic adjective
  • unan·ar·chistic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anarchist1

First recorded in 1670–80; anarch(y) + -ist

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