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imperialist

adj · noun · 5 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to imperialism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An advocate of imperialism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An agent or official working on behalf of the Empire of Japan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, historical, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to imperialism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • imperialistic wars

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: imperialistic

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a believer in imperialism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: believer, truster

History

Etymology

From imperial + -ist, after French impérialiste.

Across languages

Translations

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِمْبَرِيَالِيّ (ʔimbariyāliyy) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Armenian: իմպերիալիստական (imperialistakan) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Armenian: կայսերապաշտական (kayserapaštakan) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Belarusian: імперыялісты́чны (impjeryjalistýčny) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Bulgarian: империалисти́чен (imperialistíčen) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Catalan: imperialista — of or relating to imperialism
  • Czech: imperialistický — of or relating to imperialism
  • Danish: imperialistisk — of or relating to imperialism
  • Dutch: imperialistisch — of or relating to imperialism
  • Estonian: imperialistlik — of or relating to imperialism
  • French: impérialiste — of or relating to imperialism
  • Galician: imperialista — of or relating to imperialism
  • Georgian: იმპერიალისტური (imṗerialisṭuri) — of or relating to imperialism
  • German: imperialistisch — of or relating to imperialism
  • Greek: ιμπεριαλιστικός (imperialistikós) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Italian: imperialista — of or relating to imperialism
  • Kazakh: империалистік (imperialistık) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Latvian: imperiālistisks — of or relating to imperialism
  • Lithuanian: imperialistinis — of or relating to imperialism
  • Macedonian: империјалистички (imperijalistički) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Marathi: सामराज्यवादी (sāmrājyavādī) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: imperialistisk — of or relating to imperialism
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: imperialistisk — of or relating to imperialism
  • Polish: imperialistyczny — of or relating to imperialism
  • Portuguese: imperialista — of or relating to imperialism
  • Romanian: imperialist — of or relating to imperialism
  • Russian: империалисти́ческий (imperialistíčeskij) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: империјалѝстичкӣ — of or relating to imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: imperijalìstičkī — of or relating to imperialism
  • Slovak: imperialistický — of or relating to imperialism
  • Slovene: imperialističen — of or relating to imperialism
  • Spanish: imperialista — of or relating to imperialism
  • Swedish: imperialistisk — of or relating to imperialism
  • Ukrainian: імперіалісти́чний (imperialistýčnyj) — of or relating to imperialism
  • Albanian: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Albanian: imperialiste — advocate of imperialism
  • Arabic: إِمْبَرِيَالِيّ (ʔimbariyāliyy) — advocate of imperialism
  • Arabic: إِمْبِرْيالِيَّة (ʔimbiryāliyya) — advocate of imperialism
  • Armenian: իմպերիալիստ (imperialist) — advocate of imperialism
  • Armenian: կայսերապաշտ (kayserapašt) — advocate of imperialism
  • Azerbaijani: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Belarusian: імперыялі́ст (impjeryjalíst) — advocate of imperialism
  • Belarusian: імперыялі́стка (impjeryjalístka) — advocate of imperialism
  • Belarusian: імпе́рац (impjérac) — advocate of imperialism
  • Bulgarian: империали́ст (imperialíst) — advocate of imperialism
  • Bulgarian: империали́стка (imperialístka) — advocate of imperialism
  • Catalan: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Chinese Mandarin: 帝國主義者 /帝国主义者 (dìguózhǔyìzhě) — advocate of imperialism
  • Czech: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Czech: imperialistka — advocate of imperialism
  • Danish: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Dutch: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Dutch: imperialiste — advocate of imperialism
  • Estonian: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Finnish: imperialisti — advocate of imperialism
  • French: impérialiste — advocate of imperialism
  • Georgian: იმპერიალისტი (imṗerialisṭi) — advocate of imperialism
  • German: Imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • German: Imperialistin — advocate of imperialism
  • Greek: ιμπεριαλιστής (imperialistís) — advocate of imperialism
  • Greek: ιμπεριαλίστρια (imperialístria) — advocate of imperialism
  • Hebrew: אִימפֵּרִיאָלִיסְט (imperyalíst) — advocate of imperialism
  • Hungarian: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Indonesian: imperialis — advocate of imperialism
  • Irish: impiriúlaí — advocate of imperialism
  • Italian: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Japanese: 帝国主義者 (teikokushugisha) — advocate of imperialism
  • Kazakh: империалист (imperialist) — advocate of imperialism
  • Korean: 제국주의자 (jegukjuuija) — advocate of imperialism
  • Kyrgyz: империалист (imperialist) — advocate of imperialism
  • Latvian: imperiālists — advocate of imperialism
  • Latvian: imperiāliste — advocate of imperialism
  • Lithuanian: imperialistas — advocate of imperialism
  • Lithuanian: imperialistė — advocate of imperialism
  • Macedonian: империјали́ст (imperijalíst) — advocate of imperialism
  • Macedonian: империјали́стка (imperijalístka) — advocate of imperialism
  • Marathi: सामराज्यवादी (sāmrājyavādī) — advocate of imperialism
  • Norwegian Bokmål: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Persian: امپریالیست (emperyâlist) — advocate of imperialism
  • Polish: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Polish: imperialistka — advocate of imperialism
  • Portuguese: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Romanian: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Romanian: imperialistă — advocate of imperialism
  • Russian: империали́ст (imperialíst) — advocate of imperialism
  • Russian: империали́стка (imperialístka) — advocate of imperialism
  • Russian: импе́рец (impérec) — advocate of imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: империја̀лист — advocate of imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: империја̀листа — advocate of imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: империја̀листкиња — advocate of imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: imperijàlist — advocate of imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: imperijàlista — advocate of imperialism
  • Serbo-Croatian: imperijàlistkinja — advocate of imperialism
  • Slovak: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Slovak: imperialistka — advocate of imperialism
  • Slovene: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Slovene: imperialistka — advocate of imperialism
  • Spanish: imperialista — advocate of imperialism
  • Swahili: beberu — advocate of imperialism
  • Swedish: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Tajik: империалист (imperialist) — advocate of imperialism
  • Turkish: emperyalist — advocate of imperialism
  • Turkmen: imperialist — advocate of imperialism
  • Ukrainian: імперіалі́ст (imperialíst) — advocate of imperialism
  • Ukrainian: імперіалі́стка (imperialístka) — advocate of imperialism
  • Ukrainian: імпе́рец (impérec) — advocate of imperialism
  • Uzbek: imperialist — advocate of imperialism