noun
Meaning 1
A liberal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
liberalist
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noun
Meaning 2
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: liberal, progressive
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adult, grownup
Narrower terms: armchair liberal, latitudinarian, neoliberal, pluralist, Whig
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English liberal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English liberalist From liberal + -ist.