internationalist

[in-ter-nash-uh-nl-ist]

noun

1. an advocate of internationalism.

2. an expert in international law and relations.

3. (initial capital letter),  a member or adherent of a communist or socialist International.

internationalist

/ ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəlɪst /

noun

1. an advocate of internationalism

2. a person versed in international law

3. (capital) a member of an International

Word History and Origins

Origin of internationalist¹

First recorded in 1860–65; international + -ist

Example Sentences

One built on the zero-sum belief that allies are freeloaders and that the liberal internationalist approach which had dominated since World War II was weak and foolish in a competitive world.

From BBC

It is quite another to suggest at an internationalist forum that a G7 ally, Canada, become a state of your nation, eliciting gasps in the audience, and not just from Canadians.

From BBC

Scotland rugby internationalist Emma Wassell has told how her "family" of teammates cared for her through tumour surgery months after her mother died.

From BBC

There was recognition that the Republican Party’s foreign policy shift away from a more internationalist perspective went deeper than just Donald Trump.

From BBC

Speaking with a vigor that his supporters have said has been lacking, he set up a contrast between his internationalist view of the world and the more isolationist leaning of his “predecessor.”

From Seattle Times