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Spartacist

Spartacist noun: a supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.

Noun (1)

Spartacist (plural Spartacists)

  1. (historical) A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.

Noun (2)

Spartacist (plural Spartacists)

  1. (historical) A member of the Spartacus League, a left-wing Marxist revolutionary movement in Germany during and just after World War I.
    Synonyms:
    Spartacide
  2. A member of the modern Spartacist League, or International Communist League, a Trotskyist international organisation.

Synonyms of Spartacist

Forms of Spartacist

pluralSpartacists

Origin of Spartacist

From Spartacus + -ist.

From German Spartakist, from Spartakus (pen name of the Spartacus League’s co-founder Karl Liebknecht) + -ist; equivalent to Spartacus + -ist.

Questions about Spartacist

What does Spartacist mean?
Spartacist means a supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.
What part of speech is Spartacist?
Spartacist is a noun.
What is the plural of Spartacist?
The plural of Spartacist is Spartacists.

Words near Spartacist in the dictionary

  1. Sparta remixes
  2. Spartacan
  3. Spartacide
  4. Spartacides
  5. Spartacism
  6. Spartacist
  7. Spartacists
  8. Spartacus
  9. spartaeine
  10. spartaeines
  11. spartan

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