Examples of putschist in a Sentence
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The Borsa Istanbul fired 120 staff members thought to favor the putschists after three people were gunned down here on that fateful night last July.
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Isobel Finkel, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2017
Isobel Finkel, Bloomberg.com, 8 June 2017
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Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German, from Putsch putsch + -ist -ist entry 1
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near putschist
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“Putschist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/putschist. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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