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noun
A person who espouses left-wing political views.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leftist, leftie, lefty, leftoid
Antonyms: right-winger, rightist, rightie, righty, rightoid, reich winger, RWNJ
Broader terms: partisan, person
noun
A member of the left wing of a party or group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leftist, leftie, lefty, leftoid
Antonyms: right-winger, rightist, rightie, righty, rightoid, reich winger, RWNJ
Broader terms: partisan, person
noun
A person who plays the position of left wing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: player, athlete, person
noun
a person who belongs to the political left
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: collectivist, leftist
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: socialist
Narrower terms: pinko, pink
History
From left-wing + -er.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
