nationalist

[nash-uh-nl-ist, nash-nuh-list]

noun

1. a person devoted to nationalism.

2. (initial capital letter),  a member of a political group advocating or fighting for national independence, a strong national government, etc.

adjective

1. Also nationalistic. of, relating to, or promoting nationalism.

   the beginnings of a nationalist movement.

2. (initial capital letter),  of, relating to, or noting a political group advocating or fighting for national independence, a strong national government, etc.

Other Word Forms

• nationalistically adverb
• antinationalist noun
• antinationalistic adjective
• antinationalistically adverb
• hypernationalistic adjective
• nonnationalistic adjective
• nonnationalistically adverb
• pronationalist adjective
• pronationalistic adjective
• quasi-nationalistic adjective
• seminationalistic adjective
• unnationalistic adjective
• unnationalistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of nationalist¹

First recorded in 1705–15; national + -ist

Example Sentences

The groypers purport to be a movement of disaffected far-right nationalists, predominantly young men, under the sway of charismatic podcasting personality Nick Fuentes.

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His 2021 song Fragile poked fun at "little pinks" - young nationalists who rush to the defence of the Chinese government on the internet - and took digs at several sensitive issues, from Xinjiang to Taiwan sovereignty.

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Ben Shapiro’s assessment that Fuentes’ followers “are white supremacists, hate women, Jews, Hindus” and admire Hitler illustrates the depth of the ideological rift between traditional conservatives and younger white nationalist elements.

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It is alleged that the money was then used to purchase weapons which were used in a series of murders and attacks against Hindu nationalist and other religious leaders across 2016 and 2017.

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Military action will very likely rally nationalist sentiment in Venezuela, fracture hemispheric consensus and drag the U.S. into a longer confrontation with messy spillovers, from uncontrolled migration to maritime security threats.

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Related Words

• superpatriot