confrontationist

[ kon-fruhn-tey-shuh-nist, -fruhn- ]

noun

1. a person who confronts opposition, especially aggressively.

adjective

1. characteristic of confrontation or confrontationists:

   confrontationist language.

Other Words From

• confron·tation·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of confrontationist¹

First recorded in 1965–70; confrontation + -ist