Trotskyite

or Trot·sky·ist

[ trot-skee-ahyt ]

/ ˈtrɒt skiˌaɪt /

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noun

a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.

adjective

of or relating to Trotsky or Trotskyism.

RELATED WORDS

comrade, sympathizer, red, Marxist, pinko, Commie, apparatchik, Socialist, Bolshevist, Bolshevik, Maoist, Stalinist, Leninist

Origin of Trotskyite

L. Trotsky + -ite¹

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Examples from the Web for trotskyite

He was accused of “formalism,” a catch-all accusation that, like “Trotskyite,” had the ring of execution about it.
When Stalin Met Lady Macbeth|Brian Moynahan|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is there anything particularly identifiable with the Trotskyite element that might alert you to anything?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Did she indicate how she felt about this description of Trotskyite Communist that he pinned on himself?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Do you associate with Trotskyite Communists any greater disposition to acts of violence than the normal Communist?
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

The reason you brought this agent provocateur, this Trotskyite wrecker, to this position of ridiculous power.
Expediter|Dallas McCord Reynolds
Levine told me she told him that her husband was a Trotskyite.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Word Origin and History for trotskyite

Trotskyite

n.

1919, from Leon Trotsky, assumed name of Russian revolutionary leader Lev Davidovich Bronstein (1879-1940) + -ite (1).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper