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conspiracy theorist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈspɪɹ.ə.si ˌθɪəɹɪst/
  • General-American: /kənˈspɪɹ.ə.si ˌθi.ɚ.əst/
  • General-American: /- ˌθɪɚ.əst/
  • General-American: /- ˌθɪɚ.ɪst/
  • Australian: /kənˈspɪɹ.ə.siː ˌθɪə.ɹəst/
  • Australian: /- ˌθiː.ə.ɹəst/
  • New-Zealand: /kɘnˈspɘɹ.ɘ.siː ˌθiə.ɹɘst/
  • New-Zealand: /- ˌθiː.ɘ.ɹɘst/

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noun

Meaning 1

One who believes in, follows, or advances a conspiracy theory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory

Examples

  • Mike's a conspiracy theorist; he thinks NASA faked the moon landings.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: conspiracionista — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Catalan: conspiranoic — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陰謀論者 /阴谋论者 (yīnmóulùnzhě) — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Danish: konspirationsteoretiker — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Dutch: aluhoedje — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Dutch: complotdenker — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Dutch: complottheoreticus — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Dutch: samenzweringstheoreticus — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Finnish: salaliittoteoreetikko — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • French: complotiste — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • French: conspirationniste — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Galician: conspiracionista — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Galician: conspiranoico — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Georgian: შეთქმულების თეორეტიკოსი (šetkmulebis teoreṭiḳosi) — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • German: Verschwörungstheoretiker — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • German: Verschwörungstheoretikerin — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • German: Konspirationstheoretiker — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • German: Konspirationstheoretikerin — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Greek: συνωμοσιολόγος (synomosiológos) — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Hungarian: összeesküvés-elméletben hívő — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Hungarian: összeesküvés-elmélet híve — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Italian: complottista — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Malay: tahi konspirasi — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Polish: teoretyk spiskowy — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Polish: teoretyczka spiskowa — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Polish: foliarz — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Polish: foliara — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Portuguese: conspiracionista — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Portuguese: conspirólogo — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Portuguese: conspiranoico — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Russian: теоре́тик за́говора (teorétik zágovora) — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Russian: конспиро́лог (konspirólog) — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: теоретичар завере — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: теоретичарка завере — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: теоретичар завјере — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: теоретичарка завјере — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: теоретичар уроте — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: теоретичарка уроте — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: teoretičar zavere — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: teoretičarka zavere — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: teoretičar zavjere — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: teoretičarka zavjere — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: teoretičar urote — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Serbo-Croatian: teoretičarka urote — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Spanish: conspiracionista — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Spanish: conspirólogo — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Spanish: conspiranoico — one who believes in a conspiracy theory
  • Swedish: konspirationsteoretiker — one who believes in a conspiracy theory