ideologue

ideo·logue

noun \ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\

Definition of IDEOLOGUE

1

: an impractical idealist : theorist

2

: an often blindly partisan advocate or adherent of a particular ideology

Variants of IDEOLOGUE

ideo·logue also idea·logue \ˈī-dē-ə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\

Examples of IDEOLOGUE

1. <as long as there are ideologues controlling both sides of the aisle, legislative compromise is out of the question>
2. <the revolutionaries proved to be impractical ideologues who had no idea how to run a country>

Origin of IDEOLOGUE

French idéologue, back-formation from idéologie

First Known Use: 1815

Related to IDEOLOGUE

Synonyms

crusader, fanatic, zealot (also idealogue), militant, partisan (also partizan), red hot, true believer

Antonyms

nonmilitant

Related Words

activist; dreamer, idealist, visionary; cultist, disciple, follower, hanger-on, idolizer, votary; addict, aficionado (also afficionado), buff, bug, devotee, enthusiast, fan, fancier, fiend, fool, freak, habitué (also habitue), head, hound, junkie (also junky), lover, maniac, maven (also mavin), nut, sucker; advocate, apostle, backer, champion, evangelist, patron, promoter, stalwart, supporter; booster, rooter, well-wisher; faddist

Near Antonyms

dabbler, dilettante

Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with IDEOLOGUE

card catalog, Eskimo dog, Shetland sheepdog