Trotskyite

[ trot-skee-ahyt ]

/ ˈtrɒt skiˌaɪt /

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noun

a supporter of Trotsky or Trotskyism.

adjective

of or relating to Trotsky or Trotskyism.

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Origin of 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
And third, that you told him that Oswald had admitted being a Trotskyite Communist.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (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
A rightest-Trotskyite wrecker, and an imperialist war-monger to boot.
Combat|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
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