Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

From לינק (link) +‎ ־ער (-er).

Noun edit

לינקער (linkerm, plural לינקע (linke), feminine לינקע (linke)

  1. left-winger, leftist (person with socialist views or tendencies)

Usage notes edit

  • This declines for gender, number, and case as a nominalized form of לינק (link).
  • As in most European languages, the word has traditionally referred more to socialists, communists, and anarchists than to liberals.