putschist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpʊtʃɪst/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from German Putschist. Equivalent to putsch + -ist.
Meanings
-
One who participates in a putsch.
The alleged putschists are said to have taken inspiration from the global QAnon movement.
2025 March 6, “Five jailed for far-right plot to overthrow German government”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:The Forum itself would always, henceforth, wield a strange kind of mesmeric fascination upon the mob demagogue or would-be putschist.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 150:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putschists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (16)
nl putschist (one who participates in a putsch) · de Putschist (one who participates in a putsch) · fa کودتاچی (one who participates in a putsch) · et putšist (one who participates in a putsch) · ru путчи́стка (one who participates in a putsch) · cs pučista (one who participates in a putsch) · de Putschistin (one who participates in a putsch) · pt golpista (one who participates in a putsch) · ru путчи́ст (one who participates in a putsch) · el πραξικοπηματίας (one who participates in a putsch) · mk пучи́ст (one who participates in a putsch) · uk путчи́ст (one who participates in a putsch) · mk пучи́стка (one who participates in a putsch) · nl couppleger (one who participates in a putsch) · pl puczysta (one who participates in a putsch) · pl puczystka (one who participates in a putsch)