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

Example Sentences

Men’s ability to adapt to modernity is being stymied by propagandists and grifters, who persuade men to adopt anti-social behavior, because doing so is incredibly profitable.

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They have dedicated a seat to “new media” in the briefing room to blatant right-wing propagandists and stacked the deck in pool sprays with “secondary” personnel, which is often populated by the new media group.

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Ilya Ehrenburg, the Soviet writer and propagandist who was considered in Germany to be an inflammatory agitator, emerges in a more nuanced light.

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Neither Ms. Weiss nor any of the people involved in the other efforts are right-wing propagandists.

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Their ravenous need for attention makes them perfect propagandists in the social media era.

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