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subverter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)

1

noun

Meaning 1

One who subverts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a radical supporter of political or social revolution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive

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

History

Etymology

From subvert + -er.