If someone is described as a rightist, they are politically conservative and traditional. Rightists support the ideals of capitalism.
2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If someone has rightist views or takes part in rightist activities, they are politically conservative and traditional and support the ideas of capitalism.
rightist in British English
(ˈraɪtɪst)
adjective
1.
of, tending towards, or relating to the political right or its principles; conservative, traditionalist, or reactionary
noun
2.
a person who supports or belongs to the political right
Derived forms
rightism (ˈrightism)
noun
rightist in American English
(ˈraɪtɪst)
noun
1.
a person whose political position is conservative or reactionary; member of the right
adjective
2.
conservative or reactionary
Derived forms
rightism (ˈrightˌism)
noun
Examples of 'rightist' in a sentence
rightist
Soldiers were fighters, and this was pedestrian entertainment, if not rightist, counter-revolutionary.