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anarch

American  
[an-ahrk] / ˈæn ɑrk /

noun

Archaic.

  1. anarchist.

anarch British  
/ ˈænɑːk /

noun

  1. archaic an instigator or personification of anarchy

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Etymology

Origin of anarch

First recorded in 1880–85; back formation from anarchy

Example Sentences

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His greatest service to his own country, indeed, was not as anarch, but as teacher of writing.

From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)

And now she was discovering what a disorganizer love is, what an anarch among plans, what a smasher of china.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert

To build up, not to tear down, should be the object of the scientific anarch.

From Visionaries by Huneker, James

Now Emerson was an anarch who flouted the conventions of art and life.

From American Sketches 1908 by Whibley, Charles

For the spiritual breath of life to the anarch is flattery, attention.

From The Drums of Jeopardy by MacGrath, Harold

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