LEFTIST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who belongs to the political left

Synonyms:

collectivist; left-winger; leftist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("leftist" is a kind of...):

socialist (a political advocate of socialism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leftist"):

pink; pinko (a person with mildly leftist political views)

Derivation:

leftism (the ideology of the political left; belief in or support of the tenets of the political left)

Meaning:

Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left

Synonyms:

left-of-center; left-wing; leftist

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

left (of or belonging to the political or intellectual left)