propagandist

[prop-uh-gan-dist]

noun

1. a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.

2. a member or agent of a propaganda.

adjective

1. Also propagandistic. pertaining to propaganda or propagandists.

Other Word Forms

• propagandism noun
• propagandistically adverb
• nonpropagandist noun
• semipropagandist adjective
• unpropagandistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of propagandist¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; propagand(a) + -ist