socialist

so·cial·ist

noun \ˈsō-sh(ə-)list\

: a person who believes in socialism

Socialist : a member of a political party that supports socialism

Full Definition of SOCIALIST

1

:  one who advocates or practices socialism

2

capitalized :  a member of a party or political group advocating socialism

— socialist adjective often capitalized

— so·cial·is·tic \ˌsō-shə-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

— so·cial·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of SOCIALIST

1. <a lifelong socialist who never lost faith in his cause>

First Known Use of SOCIALIST

1827

Related to SOCIALIST

Synonyms

commie, comrade, Red, communist

Antonyms

capitalist

Related Words

leftist, lefty, pink, pinko, social democrat; Bolshevik, Leninist, Leninite, Maoist, Marxist, Stalinist, Trotskyist, Trotskyite; extremist, radical, revolutionary, revolutionist

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism