Falangist

[fuh-lan-jist]

noun

a member of the Falange.

Origin of Falangist

1935–40; < Spanish falangista; see Falange, -ist

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Historical Examples of falangist

You might have been recognized in Havana or in Caracas by Falangist agents.
The Five Arrows
Allan Chase
That might explain what happened to you in that Falangist caf on the waterfront the other day.
The Five Arrows
Allan Chase
I know, as you do, that Falangist Spaniards on shore are working with the Nazi undersea raiders.
The Five Arrows
Allan Chase

Word Origin and History for falangist

Falangist

1937, member of the Falange, the fascist party in Spain (founded 1933), from Spanish Falange (Española) "(Spanish) Phalanx," from Latin phalanx (genitive phalangis); see phalanx.