Westernizer

English

Etymology

From westernize +‎ -er.

Noun

Westernizer (plural Westernizers)

1. (historical) A member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government.

Translations

Supporter of 19th century ideology

• Belarusian: захо́днік n (zaxódnik)
• Czech: západník (cs)
• French: occidentaliste (fr) m
• German: Westler (de) m
• Russian: за́падник (ru) n (západnik)
• Swedish: zapadnik (sv) c
• Ukrainian: за́хідник (ru) n (záxidnik)