revolutionist

[ rev-uh-loo-shuh-nist ]

/ ˌrɛv əˈlu ʃə nɪst /

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noun

a person who advocates or takes part in a revolution.

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a revolution; revolutionary: revolutionist ideals.

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Origin of revolutionist

First recorded in 1700–10; revolution + -ist

Related formsan·ti·rev·o·lu·tion·ist, nounpro·rev·o·lu·tion·ist, adjective, nounsem·i·rev·o·lu·tion·ist, noun

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Examples from the Web for revolutionist

But he was a revolutionist, an often shabby, poverty-stricken genius with a taste for the bottle.
Marx’s Not-So-Marxist Marriage|Mary Gabriel|September 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Ask a Revolutionist if he knows Sophia Bardina and his glowing eyes will answer yes.
Comrade Kropotkin|Victor Robinson
When a revolutionist dies a natural death, it's a pure accident.
Worrying Won't Win|Montague Glass
Ftes were given there by the Revolutionist authorities till its restoration, in 1810, to heirs of the man who had built it.
Historic Paris|Jetta S. Wolff

She was a sister of charity in the guise of a revolutionist.
Visionaries|James Huneker
From the moment when she begins really to act as a Christian, she is treated as a revolutionist.
Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France|Georg Brandes

British Dictionary definitions for revolutionist

revolutionist

/ (ˌrɛvəˈluːʃənɪst) /

noun

a less common word for a revolutionary

adjective

of, characteristic of, or relating to revolution or revolutionaries

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Word Origin and History for revolutionist

revolutionist

1710; see revolution + -ist.