rightist

English

Etymology

From right +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪtɪst/

Noun

rightist (plural rightists)

1. One who believes in the politics or policies of the political right.

   Synonym: right-winger

   Coordinate terms: centrist, leftist

2. (in combination) One who supports the rights of a specified group.

   an animal rightist

Derived terms

• alt-rightist
• civil rightist
• far-rightist, far rightist
• human-rightist

 

Translations

supporter of the political right

• Azerbaijani: sağçı
• Bulgarian: десничар m (desničar)
• Catalan: dretà (ca) m, dretana (ca) f
• Czech: pravičák (cs) m
• Danish: højreorienteret c
• Finnish: oikeistolainen (fi)
• Georgian: მემარჯვენე (memarǯvene)
• German: Rechter (de) m, Rechte (de) f
• Hungarian: jobboldali (hu), (colloquial) jobbos (hu)
• Kazakh: оңшыл (oñşyl)
• Persian: راست‌گرا (râst-gerâ)
• Portuguese: direitista (pt)
• Spanish: derechista (es) m or f
• Turkish: sağcı (tr)

supporter of the rights of a group

• Finnish: oikeuksien puolustaja, oikeusaktivisti
• Hungarian: jogvédő (hu)

Adjective

rightist (comparative more rightist, superlative most rightist)

1. Of or pertaining to the political right.

Translations

pertaining to the political right

• Hungarian: jobboldali (hu), (colloquial) jobbos (hu)

Anagrams

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