noun
Meaning 1
A person who revolts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
revolutionist
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noun
Meaning 2
a radical supporter of political or social revolution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: revolutionary, subversive, subverter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radical
Narrower terms: counterrevolutionist, counter-revolutionist, counterrevolutionary, dynamiter, dynamitist, Girondist, Girondin, insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel, Corday, Charlotte Corday, Marie Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont, Danton, Georges Jacques Danton, Guevara, Ernesto Guevara, Che Guevara, Mao, Mao Zedong, Mao Tsetung, Marat, Jean Paul Marat, Marti, Jose Julian Marti, Marx, Karl Marx, Mirabeau, Comte de Mirabeau, Honore-Gabriel Victor Riqueti, Robespierre, Maxmillien Marie Isidore de Robespierre, Trotsky, Leon Trotsky, Lev Davidovich Bronstein, Villa, Pancho Villa, Francisco Villa, Doroteo Arango, Zapata, Emiliano Zapata, Zhou En-lai, Chou En-lai
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Etymology
Etymology tree English revolution 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 revolutionist From revolution + -ist.