Marxist

American  

[mahrk-sist] / ˈmɑrk sɪst /

noun

1. an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.

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adjective

1. of Karl Marx or his theories.

Marxist British  

/ ˈmɑːksɪst /

noun

1. a follower of Marxism

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adjective

1. (of an economic or political theory) analogous to or derived from the doctrines of Karl Marx

2. of or relating to Marx, Marxism, or Marxists and their theories

Other Word Forms

• non-Marxist adjective

Etymology

Origin of Marxist

First recorded in 1885–90; Marx + -ist

Example Sentences

The landlocked Himalayan nation of 30 million people will elect a new government on March 5, six months after youth-led demonstrations brought down the administration of Marxist leader KP Sharma Oli.

From Barron's

In 1983 the US invaded the Caribbean island of Grenada, after a Marxist coup.

From BBC

The son of wealthy Venezuelan Marxists, Ramírez quaffed champagne and chased women like the most sybaritic of bourgeois youth.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chávez, a former army officer inspired by Marxist thinkers and revolutionaries such as Simón Bolivar and Fidel Castro, was one of the most consequential political figures in recent Latin American history.

From Los Angeles Times

That was not, in Hobsbawm’s analysis, a straight-up clash between good and evil or enlightenment and darkness; he was a non-dogmatic Marxist, always attuned to the nuanced dialectical relationship between historical forces.

From Salon