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COUNTERREVOLUTIONIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution
Synonyms:
counter-revolutionist; counterrevolutionary; counterrevolutionist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("counterrevolutionist" is a kind of...):
revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)
Derivation:
counterrevolution (a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution)