Definition of revolutionist
—
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
Examples of revolutionist in a Sentence
after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation
historically, revolutionists have generally been young men willing to risk everything, even their lives, in the pursuit of their cause
Recent Examples of revolutionist from the Web
-
Around and about Soho at the time could be found dissidents and revolutionists from half the countries of Europe — Louis Blanc, Karl Marx, Giuseppe Mazzini, Lajos Kossuth and Alexander Herzen.
-
From the early days of Silicon Valley’s Internet-era revolution, as engineers, designers, and financiers began to recognize the potential of their inventions, sanctimony was a distinct feature of the revolutionists.
-
The man with the jingle of money in his pocket who married the girl a year later would always cherish an abiding distrust, an animosity, toward the leisure class—not the conviction of a revolutionist but the smoldering hatred of a peasant.
-
Horizon's coming season celebrates strong heroines, with 2.5 Minute Ride by Lisa Kron (directed by Elaina Di Monaco) The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson (MacMillan directs), and Peter and the Starcatcher (Decker directs).
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'revolutionist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of revolutionist
1710
revolutionist Synonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Near Antonyms
conservative, fuddy-duddy, reactionary, rightist, standpatter, Tory, traditionalist;
Learn More about revolutionist
-
Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for revolutionist
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up revolutionist? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
