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anarchist

noun
/ˈæn.ə.kɪst/UK/ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́ρχω (ắrkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νᾰρχος (ắnărkhos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā)bor. French anarchie 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)der. Latin -istabor. French -iste French anarchisteder. English anarchist From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”), equivalent to anarchy + -ist.

  1. derived from ἀναρχία
  2. derived from anarchiste

Definitions

  1. One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms…

    One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.

    • But nothing has revived anarchism like globalization. Anarchists are now battling what they see as a concentration of power in multinational corporations.

  2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.

  3. One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.

    • You have heard that Anarchists throw bombs, that they believe in violence, and that Anarchy means disorder and chaos.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government,…

      One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

    2. Relating to anarchism or to anarchists

      Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.

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Derived

anarchese, anarchist calisthenics, anarchist capitalism, anarchist capitalist, anarchist communism, anarchist communist, anarchist feminism, anarchist feminist, anarchist naturism, anarchist naturist, anarkid, anti-anarchist, capitalist anarchist, collectivist anarchist, communist anarchist, crypto-anarchist, cyberanarchist, ecoanarchist, existentialist anarchist, fanarchist, granarchist, green anarchist, individualist anarchist, infoanarchist, left anarchist, left-wing anarchist, manarchist, narcho, national-anarchist, naturist anarchist, nonanarchist, philosophical anarchist, post-anarchist, postanarchist, private property anarchist, queer anarchist, tranarchist

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA