adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
One who supports or advocates socialism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
adjective
Meaning 5
advocating or following the socialist principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
socialistic government
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: socialistic
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
a political advocate of socialism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: politician, politico, pol, political leader
Narrower terms: communist, commie, Fabian, internationalist, Menshevik, collectivist, leftist, left-winger, Castro, Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz, Engels, Friedrich Engels, Haywood, Big Bill Haywood, William Dudley Haywood, Proudhon, Pierre Joseph Proudhon, Thomas, Norman Thomas, Norman Mattoon Thomas
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sekw- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *sokwéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokwh2ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokwyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sociālisbor. Middle French socialbor. English social 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 socialist From social + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
178 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
sosialisties
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Albanian:
socialist
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Arabic:
اِشْتِرَاكِيّ
(ištirākiyy)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Aragonese:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Armenian:
սոցիալիստական
(socʻialistakan)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Asturian:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Azerbaijani:
sosialist
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Azerbaijani:
сосиалист
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Basque:
sozialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Belarusian:
сацыялісты́чны
(sacyjalistýčny)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Bulgarian:
социалисти́чески
(socialistíčeski)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Catalan:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Chinese Mandarin:
社會主義的 /社会主义的
(shèhuì zhǔyì de)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Corsican:
sucialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Crimean Tatar:
sotsialistik
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Czech:
socialistický
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Danish:
socialistisk
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Dutch:
socialistisch
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Dutch:
socialistische
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Esperanto:
socialisma
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Estonian:
sotsialistlik
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Finnish:
sosialistinen
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
French:
socialiste
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Galician:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Georgian:
სოციალისტური
(socialisṭuri)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
German:
sozialistisch
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Greek:
σοσιαλιστικός
(sosialistikós)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Hebrew:
סוציאליסטי
(sotsialísti)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Hungarian:
szocialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Indonesian:
sosialistis
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Ingrian:
sotsialisticeskoi
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Irish:
sóisialach
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Italian:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Japanese:
社会主義の
(shakai shugi-no)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Kazakh:
социалистік
(sosialistık)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Korean:
사회주의
(sahoejuui)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Kyrgyz:
социалисттик
(sotsialisttik)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Latin:
sociālisticus
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Latvian:
sociālistisks
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Lithuanian:
socialistinis
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Lithuanian:
socialistinė
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Macedonian:
социјалистички
(socijalistički)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Malay:
sosialis
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Maltese:
soċjalist
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Manx:
soshiallagh
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Māori:
kaioha
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Māori:
manawa hapori
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Māori:
angapori
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Marathi:
समाजवादी
(samājvādī)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Norman:
socialiste
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Norwegian Bokmål:
sosialistisk
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sosialistisk
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Occitan:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Persian:
سوسیالیستی
(sosiyâlisti)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Polish:
socjalistyczny
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Portuguese:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Romanian:
socialist
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Romanian:
сочиалист
(socialist)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Russian:
социалисти́ческий
(socialistíčeskij)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Scottish Gaelic:
sòisealach
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
социјалистички
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
socijalistički
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Slovak:
socialistický
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Slovene:
socialističen
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Spanish:
socialista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Swahili:
kisoshalisti
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Swedish:
socialistisk
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Tagalog:
ulnungkuruin
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Tagalog:
sosyalista
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Tajik:
сотсиалистӣ
(sotsialisti)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Thai:
สังคมนิยม
(sǎng-kom-ní-yom)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Turkish:
sosyalist
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Turkmen:
sotsialistik
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Turkmen:
социалистик
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Ukrainian:
соціалісти́чний
(socialistýčnyj)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Uzbek:
sotsialistik
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Uzbek:
социалистик
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Vietnamese:
xã hội chủ nghĩa
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Volapük:
sogädimik
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Welsh:
sosialaidd
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Yiddish:
סאָציאַליסטיש
(sotsyalistish)
— Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism
Afrikaans:
sosialis
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Albanian:
socialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Albanian:
socialiste
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Arabic:
اِشْتِرَاكِيّ
(ištirākiyy)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Arabic:
اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة
(ištirākiyya)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Armenian:
սոցիալիստ
(socʻialist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Asturian:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Azerbaijani:
sosialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Azerbaijani:
сосиалист
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Basque:
sozialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Belarusian:
сацыялі́ст
(sacyjalíst)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Belarusian:
сацыялі́стка
(sacyjalístka)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Bulgarian:
социали́ст
(socialíst)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Bulgarian:
социали́стка
(socialístka)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Catalan:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Chinese Mandarin:
社會主義者 /社会主义者
(shèhuì zhǔyì zhě)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Chinese Mandarin:
社會黨人 /社会党人
(shèhuìdǎngrén)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Corsican:
sucialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Czech:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Czech:
socialistka
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Danish:
socialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Dutch:
socialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Dutch:
socialiste
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Esperanto:
socialisto
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Estonian:
sotsialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Finnish:
sosialisti
— one who supports or advocates socialism
French:
socialiste
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Galician:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Georgian:
სოციალისტი
(socialisṭi)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
German:
Sozialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
German:
Sozialistin
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Greek:
σοσιαλιστής
(sosialistís)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Greek:
κοινωνιστής
(koinonistís)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Hebrew:
סוציאליסטי
(sotsialísti)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Hebrew:
סוציאליסטית
(sotsialístit)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Hungarian:
szocialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Icelandic:
sósíalisti
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Indonesian:
sosialis
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Irish:
sóisialaí
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Italian:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Japanese:
社会主義者
(shakaishugisha)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Kazakh:
социалист
(sosialist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Korean:
사회주의자
(sahoejuuija)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Northern Kurdish:
sosyalîst
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Kyrgyz:
социалист
(sotsialist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Latin:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Latvian:
sociālists
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Latvian:
sociāliste
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Lithuanian:
socialistas
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Lithuanian:
socialistė
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Macedonian:
социјали́ст
(socijalíst)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Macedonian:
социјали́стка
(socijalístka)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Malay:
sosialis
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Manx:
soshiallagh
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Marathi:
समाजवादी
(samājvādī)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Norman:
socialiste
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Norwegian Bokmål:
sosialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Norwegian Nynorsk:
sosialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Occitan:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Persian:
سوسیالیست
(sosiyâlist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Polish:
socjalista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Polish:
socjalistka
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Portuguese:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Romanian:
socialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Romanian:
socialistă
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Romanian:
сочиалист
(socialist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Romanian:
сочиалистэ
(socialistă)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Russian:
социали́ст
(socialíst)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Russian:
социали́стка
(socialístka)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Scottish Gaelic:
sòisealach
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
соција̀лист
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
соција̀листа
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
соција̀листкиња
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
socijàlist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
socijàlista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Serbo-Croatian:
socijàlistkinja
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Slovak:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Slovak:
socialistka
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Slovene:
socialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Slovene:
socialistka
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Spanish:
socialista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Swedish:
socialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Tagalog:
ulnungkumuro
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Tajik:
сотсиалист
(sotsialist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Turkish:
sosyalist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Turkmen:
sotsialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Turkmen:
социалист
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Ukrainian:
соціалі́ст
(socialíst)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Ukrainian:
соціалі́стка
(socialístka)
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Uzbek:
sotsialist
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Uzbek:
социалист
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Venetan:
sociałista
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Volapük:
sogädiman
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Volapük:
hisogädiman
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Volapük:
jisogädiman
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Welsh:
sosialydd
— one who supports or advocates socialism
Yiddish:
סאָציאַליסט
(sotsyalist)
— one who supports or advocates socialism