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putschist

UK/ˈpʊtʃɪst/

putschist noun: one who participates in a putsch.

Noun

putschist (plural putschists)

  1. One who participates in a putsch.
    • The Forum itself would always, henceforth, wield a strange kind of mesmeric fascination upon the mob demagogue or would-be putschist.1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 150
    • The alleged putschists are said to have taken inspiration from the global QAnon movement.2025 March 6, “Five jailed for far-right plot to overthrow German government”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    putscher

putschist meaning in Persian

putschist in Persian

one who participates in a putsch
کودتاچی kudetâči

Synonyms of putschist

Forms of putschist

pluralputschists

Origin of putschist

Borrowed from German Putschist. Equivalent to putsch + -ist.

Questions about putschist

What does putschist mean?
Putschist means one who participates in a putsch.
What is putschist in Persian?
Putschist in Persian is کودتاچی (kudetâči). See Putschist meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is putschist?
Putschist is a noun.
How do you pronounce putschist?
Putschist is pronounced /ˈpʊtʃɪst/ (UK).
What is the plural of putschist?
The plural of putschist is putschists.

Words near putschist in the dictionary

  1. putsch
  2. putscher
  3. putschers
  4. putsches
  5. putschism
  6. putschist
  7. putschists
  8. putt
  9. putt from the rough
  10. putt-putt
  11. putt-putted

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