rightist
/ˈɹaɪtɪst/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.
adj
Of or pertaining to the political right.
Example Sentences
- "To summarize: on the average, rightists are made more anxious by ambiguity and have a stronger need for closure, dislike novelty, are more comforted by structure and hierarchy, more readily perceive circumstances as threatening, and are more parochial in their empathy."
- "an animal rightist"
- "Hearsay even got "freeped." "Freepers," followers of a rightist Web site called Free Republic, orchestrated a "Freeper Call to Action.""
- "Whether a Hidalgo candidacy can galvanize the left and throw open an election in which Emmanuel Macron, the centrist president, and Marine Le Pen, the rightist candidate, remain favorites is unclear."
Etymology
Etymology tree English right 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 rightist From right + -ist.