anarchist
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.
a person who promotes disorder or excites revolt against any established rule, law, or custom.
Origin of anarchist
1Other words from anarchist
- 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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How to use anarchist in a sentence
The Turfers are freakish, passionate, half-baked, dignified, defiant, rude, anarchistic, but they are not Republicans.
She's a woman of faultless character, but her instincts, as Altiora would say, are anarchistic—when she gives them a chance.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsJames Knowles so respected him that he allowed him to write anarchistic articles for his high-toned Nineteenth Century.
Comrade Kropotkin | Victor RobinsonThey seem to be written not because Edelstadt is a poet, but because he belongs to the Anarchistic party.
He chose for his teachers men well known for their anarchistic ideas.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
These stories are sadly spoiled by a crude philosophy and by "anarchistic" protestations against present values.
Contemporary Russian Novelists | Serge Persky
British Dictionary definitions for anarchist
/ (ˈænəkɪst) /
a person who advocates the abolition of government and a social system based on voluntary cooperation
a person who causes disorder or upheaval
Derived forms of anarchist
- anarchistic, adjective
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