Spartacist

noun

Spar·​ta·​cist ˈspär-tə-sist 

: a member of a revolutionary political group organized in Germany in 1918 and advocating extreme socialistic doctrines

Examples of Spartacist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In January 1919, disillusioned communists attempted their own violent revolution, today known as the Spartacist Uprising. — Time, 23 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German Spartakist, from Spartakusbund, literally, league of Spartakus, a revolutionary organization, from Spartakus, pen name of Karl Liebknecht, its cofounder

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above