confrontationist
[ kon-fruhn-tey-shuh-nist, -fruhn- ]
noun
a person who confronts opposition, especially aggressively.
adjective
characteristic of confrontation or confrontationists: confrontationist language.
Origin of confrontationist
1First recorded in 1965–70; confrontation + -ist
Other words from confrontationist
- con·fron·ta·tion·ism, noun
Words Nearby confrontationist
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