Definition of 'anarchist'

Word Frequency

anarchist (ænəʳkɪst )

Word forms: plural anarchists

1. countable noun

An anarchist is a person who believes in anarchism.

West Berlin always had a large anarchist community.

...a well-known anarchist poet.

Synonyms: revolutionary, rebel, terrorist, insurgent More Synonyms of anarchist

2. adjective

If someone has anarchist beliefs or views, they believe in anarchism.

He was apparently quite converted from his anarchist views.

3. countable noun

If you say that someone is an anarchist, you disapprove of them because they seem to pay no attention to the rules or laws that everyone else obeys.

[disapproval]

He was a social anarchist.

Word Frequency

anarchist (ˈænəkɪst )

noun

a person who advocates the abolition of government and a social system based on voluntary cooperation

a person who causes disorder or upheaval

Derived forms

anarchistic (ˌanarˈchistic)

adjective

Word Frequency

anarchist in American English (ˈænərˌkɪst ; anˈərkistˌ; ˈænˌɑrkɪst ; anˈärˌkist)

noun

a person who believes in or advocates anarchism

a person who promotes anarchy, as by flouting or ignoring rules, duties, or accepted standards of conduct

Derived forms

anarchistic (ˌanarˈchistic) (ˌænərˈkɪstɪk ; anˌərkisˈtik; ˌænɑrˈkɪstɪk ; anˌärkisˈtik)

adjective

Example sentences containing 'anarchist'

They posed for pictures wearing anarchist masks.

The Sun (2012)

It is not only anarchists and environmentalists who are fed up.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

Italian anarchists behind two previous attacks were suspected of sending the package.

The Sun (2010)

According to an eyewitness, he was cornered by a group of anarchists.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

There were fascists, socialists and anarchists.

Times, Sunday Times (2009)

It is feared that the anarchists and hardline revolutionary groups want to encourage people to use the peaceful protests to cause violence and disruption.

Times, Sunday Times (2010)

THE anarchist thugs attacking police horses on the streets of London makes me feel sick.

The Sun (2015)

A mix of socialists and anarchists seized Munich.

The Sun (2014)

Earlier this year, a Brazilian cameraman was killed by a flare that struck him in the head while he was covering fighting between anarchist groups and police.

Times, Sunday Times (2014)

Trends of 'anarchist'

Translations for 'anarchist'

British English: anarchist ADJECTIVE
If someone has anarchist beliefs or views, they believe in anarchism.He was apparently quite converted from his anarchist views.

Brazilian Portuguese: anarquista
Chinese: 无政府主义的
European Spanish: anarquista
French: anarchiste
German: anarchistisch
Italian: anarchico anarchica
Japanese: 無政府主義の
Korean: 무정부주의자적인
Portuguese: anarquista
Spanish: anarquista