Marxist

[mahrk-sist]

noun

1. an adherent of Karl Marx or his theories.

adjective

1. of Karl Marx or his theories.

Marxist

/ ˈmɑːksɪst /

noun

1. a follower of Marxism

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marxist¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Marx + -ist

Example Sentences

In an article for the Times of India this month, Bhaskar Sunkara, founding editor of the American socialist magazine Jacobin, called Mr. Mamdani “the real deal—a Marxist by training and conviction.”

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More than 60 years ago, Marxist auto worker James Boggs lamented automation’s role in the seemingly inevitable demise of the American laborer.

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These are political goals, not academic ones, and essentially code for Marxist ideas.

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I first encountered his name, in fact, in a 1970s biography of the Irish revolutionary Liam Mellows by Marxist historian Desmond Greaves, who mentions Hillquit several times without bothering to explain who he was.

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They both are afraid they’re going to get a challenge in their next reelect from a Marxist, a disciple of Mamdani… And so they cannot yield.

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