confrontationist

[ kon-fruhn-tey-shuh-nist, -fruhn- ]

noun
  1. a person who confronts opposition, especially aggressively.

adjective
  1. characteristic of confrontation or confrontationists: confrontationist language.

Origin of confrontationist

1
First recorded in 1965–70; confrontation + -ist

Other words from confrontationist

  • con·fron·ta·tion·ism, noun

Words Nearby confrontationist

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