crypto–Communist
noun
cryp·to–Communist
\¦krip(ˌ)tō+\
Definition of crypto–Communist
: one who secretly sympathizes with communism or is secretly a member of the Communist party
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Origin and Etymology of crypto–communist
crypt- + Communist
First Known Use: 1924
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