leftist
/ˈlɛf.tɪst/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Someone who holds socialist or communist-leaning economic views, usually alongside progressive social views; an anticapitalist.
adj
Of or pertaining to the political left.
Example Sentences
- "The first major clash between the two groups occurred in Shih-ho-tzu on January 26, 1967, with the leftists admitting they had suffered a bloody defeat."
- "In law school, when we students thought the outcome of a case was determined by a rule we had studied, leftist professors admonished us, “Tools not rules!” In other words, rules control nothing; they’re merely tools you manipulate for the results you want. The fancy word for this kind of amorality is “instrumentalism,” and it subverts the rule of law."
Etymology
Etymology tree English left Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English leftist From left + -ist.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɛf.tɪst/
- British English: /ˈlɛf.tɪst/