conspiracist

noun

con·​spir·​a·​cist kən-ˈspir-ə-sist How to pronounce conspiracist (audio)
: one who believes or promotes a conspiracy theory

Examples of conspiracist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Predictive programming is where conspiracists believe that the media hides messages in movies, songs, TV shows, whatever. Leah Feiger, WIRED, 11 July 2024 The conspiracists’ story goes something like this: The U.S. has been hiding and attempting to reverse engineer as many as 12 UAP/UFOs from as early as the 1960s and perhaps earlier. Sean Kirkpatrick, Scientific American, 19 Jan. 2024 One answer must be that conspiracists always need a target to attack in order to attract followers. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Earlier in the week, conspiracists claimed that malevolent billionaires were supplying the students with tents. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for conspiracist 

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Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of conspiracist was in 1975

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“Conspiracist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracist. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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conspiracist

noun
con·​spir·​a·​cist kən-ˈspir-ə-sist How to pronounce conspiracist (audio)
: one who believes or promotes a conspiracy theory
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