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anarchist

Syllabification: (an·ar·chist)
Pronunciation: /ˈanərkist/
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Definition of anarchist

noun

  • a person who believes in or tries to bring about anarchy.

adjective

  • relating to or supporting anarchy or anarchists:an anarchist newspaper

Derivatives

anarchistic

Pronunciation: /ˌanərˈkistik/
adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Greek anarkhos 'without a chief' (see anarchy) + -ist; later influenced by French anarchiste

anarchist in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of anarchist in the British & World English dictionary