antisocialist

American  

[an-tee-soh-shuh-list, an-tahy-] / ˌæn tiˈsoʊ ʃə lɪst, ˌæn taɪ- /

noun

1. a person who opposes socialism.

---

adjective

1. Also antisocialistic opposing socialism, made up of antisocialists, etc..

   Antisocialist forces marched on the capital.

Etymology

Origin of antisocialist

First recorded in 1860–65; anti- + socialist

Example Sentences

Recalling his mother’s flight from Cuba, he taps into the antisocialist messaging Republicans across the country have used against Democrats in recent years.

From Washington Post

A poster marking the end of Bismarck’s antisocialist law, in 1890, showed Siegfried thrusting his sword into a dragon.

From The Guardian

Initially, France’s FN electorate was relatively bourgeois, elderly, Catholic, conservative, and antisocialist, and the party program coincided with this electorate’s demands for the free market.

From Slate

In her 40 years as a journalist, Ms. Singh's antisocialist, antigovernment voice has earned her plaudits and criticism alike.

From New York Times

One victim of the 1956 campaign was Writer Wang Meng, whom Mao purged as an "antisocialist" and sent into internal exile for 24 years.

From Time Magazine Archive