socialist

/ˈsəʊʃəlɪst//ˈsoʊ.ʃə.lɪst/

socialist adjective: of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.

Adjective (1)

socialist (comparative more socialist, superlative most socialist)

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.
- […]it must be remembered that in a Socialist farm or manufactory, each labourer would be under the eye not of one master, but of the whole community.1848, John Stuart Mill, chapter 1, in Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy. […], volume II, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], →OCLC
- I am convinced there is only one way to eliminate these grave evils, namely through the establishment of a socialist economy, accompanied by an educational system which would be oriented toward social goals.1949 May, Albert Einstein, “Why Socialism?”, in Monthly Review
Synonyms:

socialistic

Noun (1)

socialist (plural socialists)

One who supports or advocates socialism.
- A contest, who can do most for the common good, is not the kind of competition which Socialists repudiate.1848, John Stuart Mill, Principles of Political Economy, Book II, Chapter 1

Adjective (2) capitalized: Socialist

Socialist (not comparable)

Of, belonging to, or constituting a party or political group that advocates socialism.
- An intelligent Socialist movement will use their patriotism, instead of merely insulting it, as hitherto.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. III
Synonyms:

socialistic

Noun (2) capitalized: Socialist

Socialist (plural Socialists)

A member of a party or political group that advocates socialism.

socialist meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

socialist in Hindi

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism: समाजवादी samājvādī

socialist in Tamil

சமதர்மவாதி, சமதர்ம

socialist in Marathi

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism: समाजवादी samājvādī
one who supports or advocates socialism: समाजवादी samājvādī

socialist in Urdu

سوشلسٹ, اشتراکیت پسند

More languagesFewer languages

socialist in Bengali: সমাজতান্ত্রিক śomajotantrik
socialist in Telugu: సోషలిస్టు
socialist in Malayalam: സ്ഥിതിസമത്വവാദി, സമാജ്വാദി
socialist in Kannada: ಸಮಾಜವಾದಿ samājavādi
socialist in Punjabi: ਸਮਾਜਵਾਦੀ
socialist in Gujarati: સમાજવાદી
socialist in Odia: ସମାଜବାଦୀ
socialist in Sinhala: සමාජවාදී samājawādī
socialist in Nepali: समाजवादी
socialist in Tagalog: ulnungkuruin, sosyalista, ulnungkumuro
socialist in Arabic: اِشْتِرَاكِيّ ištirākiyy, اِشْتِرَاكِيَّة ištirākiyya
socialist in Malay: sosialis
socialist in Indonesian: sosialistis, sosialis
socialist in Thai: สังคมนิยม sǎng-kom-ní-yom
socialist in Vietnamese: xã hội chủ nghĩa

Examples of socialist in a sentence

The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.
How can we explain this irruption of young people self-identifying as socialists?
Communists, socialists, and Islamists are against nationalism.

All 40 example sentences with socialist

Synonyms of socialist

socialistic

Antonyms

Forms of socialist

Adjective
comparative	more socialist
superlative	most socialist
alternative adjective noun	Socialist
Noun
plural	socialists
plural	Socialists

Origin of socialist

From social + -ist.

Words formed from socialist

Phrases with socialist

29 more phrasesFewer phrases

Questions about socialist

What does socialist mean?: Socialist means of, relating to, supporting, or advocating socialism.
What is socialist in Hindi?: Socialist in Hindi is समाजवादी (samājvādī). See Socialist meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is socialist?: Socialist can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce socialist?: Socialist is pronounced /ˈsəʊʃəlɪst/ (UK).

Words near socialist in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: socialist (page history and authors); Socialist (page history and authors); socialist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); socialist (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialist (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialist (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); socialist (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialist (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialist (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); socialist (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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