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Bolshevist

[ bohl-shuh-vist, bol- ]

/ ˈboʊl ʃə vɪst, ˈbɒl- /

noun

a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.

(sometimes lowercase) an ultraradical socialist; any political ultraradical.

adjective

Origin of Bolshevist

First recorded in 1915–20; Bolshev(ik) + -ist

OTHER WORDS FROM Bolshevist

an·ti-Bol·she·vist, noun, adjectivenon-Bol·she·vist, nounpro-Bol·she·vist, noun, adjective

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for bolshevist

We spoke of it as punishment for Germanys crimes, or Bolshevist infamies, as the case may be.
The Fruits of Victory|Norman Angell
It was the Bolshevist leader himself who said, 'Russia is again a Capitalist country.'
What I Saw in America|G. K. Chesterton
That sort of Bolshevist is not a proletarian, but rather the very thing he accuses everybody else of being.
Eugenics and Other Evils|G. K. Chesterton
In the Socialist party of Norway the Bolshevist faction appears to be in control.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto

"He has the Bolshevist possessive eye," agreed Willy Cameron, readily.
A Poor Wise Man|Mary Roberts Rinehart

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