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revolutionist

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noun

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as in revolutionary
a person who favors rapid and sweeping changes especially in laws and methods of government after a long series of weak leaders, the people were ready for a revolutionist who promised to bring sweeping change to the nation

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Recent Examples of revolutionist
Noun
In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, much of that rationalized and reified by mainline American churches, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins. Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025 As the head of China’s Nationalist government, Chiang and his party were trying to establish control in a nation divided among revolutionists, nationalists, Indigenous warlords, and a developing communist army and government. Susan Tate Ankeny, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024 Many revolutionists see heavy tank casualties in Ukraine as the key indicator for the tank’s looming obsolescence in the face of newly lethal precision antitank weapons. Stephen Biddle, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2023 Leading that revolt is young revolutionist Luigi (Vincenzo Crea), while much older Silvestro (Luca Lionello) hopes to change things from within, by running for a public office usually held by the gentry. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 June 2023 On the second episode of Broken Bread this season, Choi talks to farm-to-table revolutionist Alice Waters about the importance of slow food. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022 The red flag of the revolutionist in Lower California floats from the mast of the Mexican custom house in the Mexican town, the result of by far the most desperate and sanguinary battle yet fought on the Mexican peninsula. sandiegouniontribune.com, 9 May 2018 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. Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for revolutionist
Adjective
  • As in the crowded Arsenale itself, anything more radical to be found in the pavilion is buried under dioramas and walls of texts.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
  • To be clear, this isn’t a radical new idea.
    Wendy Barnes, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
    Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The plot centers around a former revolutionary who must reunite with old associates to find his missing daughter.
    David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The New York Times in 2015 reported that hundreds of Colombian mercenaries had been sent to Yemen to fight against the Houthi rebels, hired directly — and in secret — by the UAE.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Tapping into your inner rebel as of late, Sagittarius?
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Ketamine therapy’s most common short-term side effects are dizziness and nausea, but in extreme cases, long-term, heavy use of ketamine is associated with memory problems, gastrointestinal issues, and urinary tract infections, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Tootles’ death disproves this, showing that a hybrid being can die under extreme circumstances.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This might enable a mission which, for example, a Viper is located covertly next to a safe house known to be used by insurgents.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • As the occupation wore on, the Iraqis became proficient at building roadside bombs in basements, garages, and other insurgent test kitchens spread across Baghdad and Anbar.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Revolutionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revolutionist. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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