revolutionist

[rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist]

noun

1. a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a revolution; revolutionary.

   revolutionist ideals.

revolutionist

/ ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɪst /

noun

1. a less common word for a revolutionary

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to revolution or revolutionaries

Other Word Forms

• antirevolutionist noun
• prorevolutionist adjective
• semirevolutionist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of revolutionist¹

First recorded in 1700–10; revolution + -ist

Example Sentences

In this melodramatic tale, the Peasant Revolt, as well as the Second, Third and Fourth revolts, are all brutally suppressed by the forces of oligarchy: “We will grind you revolutionists down under our heel.”

From Salon

He then established the Newark Community Union Project and, with Robert Machover, filmed “Troublemakers,” a documentary film about civic action in Newark that some critics described as revolutionist.

From New York Times

“Unless controverted, these affidavits seem to establish clearly the fact that Pouren was a revolutionist,” the president wrote.

From Washington Post

I had no idea that I was becoming a revolutionist.”

From New York Times

Soon after independence was won, the founding fathers began conspiring against their fellow revolutionists among the hoi polloi.

From Salon