anarchist

[ an-er-kist ]

/ ˈæn ər kɪst /

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noun

a person who advocates or believes in anarchy or anarchism.

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.

Words nearby anarchist

anaptyxis, anapurna, anarch, anarchic, anarchism, anarchist, anarcho-syndicalism, anarchy, anarithmia, anarthria, anarthrous

Origin of anarchist

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

OTHER WORDS FROM anarchist

an·ar·chis·tic, adjectivenon·an·ar·chis·tic, adjectivepseu·do·an·ar·chis·tic, adjectivesem·i·an·ar·chist, noun

sem·i·an·ar·chis·tic, adjectiveun·an·ar·chis·tic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for anarchistic

The Turfers are freakish, passionate, half-baked, dignified, defiant, rude, anarchistic, but they are not Republicans.
The GOP Freak Show|John Batchelor|August 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The quick intuitions of women have been always more open to this truth than the more brutal and anarchistic male mind.
The Fall of a Nation|Thomas Dixon
Unfortunate corporations become socialistic, anarchistic, and cry out against the abuses of trusts.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 7 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
He admits, however, that there was some friction, explaining that the anarchistic element "sounded the only note of discord."
The I.W.W.|Paul Frederick Brissenden

Therefore, what is true of the seven teachings here presented is true of the Anarchistic teachings altogether.
Anarchism|Paul Eltzbacher
Surely no one, even the anarchistic writers of the anarchistic press, could imagine anything to say against you.
John Marvel, Assistant|Thomas Nelson Page

British Dictionary definitions for anarchistic

anarchist

/ (ˈænəkɪst) /

noun

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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anarchist

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