anarchist

noun

an·ar·chist ˈa-nər-kist How to pronounce anarchist (audio)

-ˌnär-

: a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power

: a person who believes in, advocates, or promotes anarchism or anarchy

especially : one who uses violent means to overthrow the established order

anarchist adjective

or anarchistic

ˌa-nər-ˈki-stik How to pronounce anarchist (audio)

-(ˌ)när-

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The socialist and anarchist was married to one of the protestors in the infamous Haymarket Square labor protest in Chicago.

Malaika Jabali, Essence, 5 Sep. 2022 Many have been involved in Atlanta’s local anarchist and community-organizing scene; some worked on mutual-aid projects during Covid, or participated in the George Floyd protests, or helped organize traditional union campaigns at their workplaces.

Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022 An Uruguayan anarchist abroad in Belgium receives an ominous letter that suggests his family’s in danger.

Holly Jones, Variety, 25 July 2022 In this action spy thriller, after a mission goes haywire, a dangerous anarchist, Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) escapes custody.

cleveland, 11 June 2022 Harry Houdini, anarchist Emma Goldman and educator Booker T. Washington.

Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2022 This first-person account is written by Bevel’s ghostwriter, Ida Partenza, the daughter of an Italian anarchist who works, much to her father’s chagrin, for their class enemy.

Jane Hu, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022 Outline toured the South in Antonoff’s parents’ minivan, playing a strip mall in Virginia and an anarchist bookstore in Florida.

Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 These words are spoken in 1938 by an Italian-American anarchist ideologically opposed to capitalism.

Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

anarchy + -ist entry 1; as a proponent of a political theory after French anarchiste.

Note: The use of the French words anarchisme and anarchiste in reference to political theory are associated with Pierre-Joseph proudhon. In his first major work, Qu'est-ce que la propriété? Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement (Paris, 1840), Proudhon used anarchiste (p.229), but not anarchisme.

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	anarchist
释义	anarchist noun an·ar·chist ˈa-nər-kist -ˌnär- 1 : a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power 2 : a person who believes in, advocates, or promotes anarchism or anarchy especially : one who uses violent means to overthrow the established order anarchist adjective or anarchistic ˌa-nər-ˈki-stik -(ˌ)när- Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The socialist and anarchist was married to one of the protestors in the infamous Haymarket Square labor protest in Chicago. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 5 Sep. 2022 Many have been involved in Atlanta’s local anarchist and community-organizing scene; some worked on mutual-aid projects during Covid, or participated in the George Floyd protests, or helped organize traditional union campaigns at their workplaces. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2022 An Uruguayan anarchist abroad in Belgium receives an ominous letter that suggests his family’s in danger. Holly Jones, Variety, 25 July 2022 In this action spy thriller, after a mission goes haywire, a dangerous anarchist, Solomon Lane (Sean Harris) escapes custody. cleveland, 11 June 2022 Harry Houdini, anarchist Emma Goldman and educator Booker T. Washington. Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2022 This first-person account is written by Bevel’s ghostwriter, Ida Partenza, the daughter of an Italian anarchist who works, much to her father’s chagrin, for their class enemy. Jane Hu, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022 Outline toured the South in Antonoff’s parents’ minivan, playing a strip mall in Virginia and an anarchist bookstore in Florida. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022 These words are spoken in 1938 by an Italian-American anarchist ideologically opposed to capitalism. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology anarchy + -ist entry 1; as a proponent of a political theory after French anarchiste. Note: The use of the French words anarchisme and anarchiste in reference to political theory are associated with Pierre-Joseph proudhon. In his first major work, Qu'est-ce que la propriété? Recherche sur le principe du droit et du gouvernement (Paris, 1840), Proudhon used anarchiste (p.229), but not anarchisme. First Known Use 1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1 anarchist noun as in rebel a person who believes that government and laws are not necessary The anarchists decided to move to a remote location that was, for all intents and purposes, lawless. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rebel revolutionary subversive anarch radical insurgent extremist insurrectionist revolutionist agitator oppositionist challenger resister crazy resistant insubordinate refuser defier recusant young Turk
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