socialist

noun

so·​cial·​ist ˈsō-sh(ə-)list How to pronounce socialist (audio)
1
: one who advocates or practices socialism
2
capitalized : a member of a party or political group advocating socialism
socialist adjective often capitalized
socialistic adjective
socialistically adverb

Examples of socialist in a Sentence

a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause
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The irony in all this is that the boulevard was named after a socialist, Henry Gaylord Wilshire (1861–1927). Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024 Raphaël Glucksmann, a leading French socialist in the European Parliament, said Trump’s return to the White House will threaten Europe’s alliance with the United States. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 The military leaders claimed that Germany had actually been winning the war but was betrayed by the new government’s socialists and liberals. Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 Harris is doing it to enrich herself and a small circle of Marxist socialists who will profit, while the remainder of Americans will become as the masses in China, North Korea, etc., with minimal freedoms. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for socialist 

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of socialist was in 1822

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“Socialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialist. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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