right-winger en · NOUN
Meanings
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A person who belongs to the political right.
The ruling led to calls from the right of the Conservative Party to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), a prospect that has loomed over the government for months and has caused deep rifts between centrists and right-wingers in Britain’s ruling party.
2023 November 15, Rob Picheta, “UK plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda blocked by Supreme Court”, in CNN:Analyses that used to exist only in arcane feminist journals are now common among right wingers and are being institutionalized as law and public policy.
1984 December 22, Gayle Rubin, “Censored: Anti-Porn Laws And Women's Liberation”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 23, page 8:
- A member of the right wing of a party or group.
- A winger who plays on the right.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| right-wingers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
leftoid · left-winger · lefty · left-winger · leftie · leftist · LWNJ · lefty · leftist · leftoid · leftie · LWNJ
Hypernyms
person · player · athlete · partisan · partisan · person · person
Relateds
wingnut · right-wing · right wing
Synonyms
rightist · righty · righty · reich winger · rightie · rightist · rightoid · rightie · rightoid · reich winger
Translations (25)
de Rechte (person who belongs to the political right) · hi दक्षिणपंथी (person who belongs to the political right) · es (ser) de derechas (person who belongs to the political right) · ru пра́вый (person who belongs to the political right) · de Person vom rechten Flügel (person who belongs to the political right) · es momia (person who belongs to the political right) · fr ailière droite (sports: winger on the right) · ka მემარჯვენე (person who belongs to the political right) · es momio (person who belongs to the political right) · pt direitista (person who belongs to the political right) · hu jobboldali (person who belongs to the political right) · pt ponta-direito (sports: winger on the right) · gl dereitista (person who belongs to the political right) · de Rechtsaußen (sports: winger on the right) · ms sayap kanan (sports: winger on the right) · ru пра́вая (person who belongs to the political right) · fr personne de droite (person who belongs to the political right) · fi oikean laidan pelaaja (sports: winger on the right) · es derechista (person who belongs to the political right) · cmn 右翼分子 (person who belongs to the political right) · de Rechtsaußen (person who belongs to the political right) · fr ailier droit (sports: winger on the right) · es (ser) de derecha (person who belongs to the political right) · de Rechter (person who belongs to the political right) · fi oikeistolainen (person who belongs to the political right)