anarch

[ an-ahrk ]
/ ˈæn ɑrk /
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noun Archaic.

anarchist.

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Origin of anarch

First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from anarchy

Words nearby anarch

anapophysis, anapsid, anaptotic, anaptyxis, anapurna, anarch, anarchic, anarchism, anarchist, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchy
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Words related to anarch

revolutionary, radical, demonstrator, mutineer, rioter, insurrectionist, resister, agitator, revolutionist, anarchist, malcontent, frondeur

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British Dictionary definitions for anarch

anarch
/ (ˈænɑːk) /

noun

archaic an instigator or personification of anarchy
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