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revanchists

revanchists is the plural of revanchist.

Meaning of revanchist

Noun

revanchist (plural revanchists)

  1. A revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
    • The next day, newspapers across the political spectrum will express varying degrees of outrage at the president's discourtesy, ignorance, and lack of style; one will accuse him of being a revanchist.1997, Tony Hendra, “Old soldiers”, in Harper's Magazine, volume 295, number 1766, page 53

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Questions about revanchists

What is revanchists the plural of?
Revanchists is the plural of revanchist.

Words near revanchists in the dictionary

  1. revanches
  2. revanchism
  3. revanchisme
  4. revanchisms
  5. revanchist
  6. revanchists
  7. revani
  8. revaporize
  9. revaporized
  10. revaporizes
  11. revaporizing

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