anarchist

From French anarchiste, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía) from the roots ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ə.kɪst/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.ɑɹ.kɪst/

anarchist (plural anarchists)

1. One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
2. One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
3. (by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness; a nihilist.
4. One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

• Self-identified anarchists in sense 1 may object to the use of this term in senses 2 and 3.

• anarchy
• anarch
• anarcho-
• libertarian

anarchist (comparative more anarchist, superlative most anarchist)

1. (somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists, anarchistic.

• Thracians, antiarchs, anticrash, cantharis

Borrowed from French anarchiste.

• IPA^(key): /ɑ.nɑrˈxɪst/

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• Hyphenation: an‧ar‧chist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

anarchist m (plural anarchisten, diminutive anarchistje n)

1. anarchist [from late 18th c.]

• Afrikaans: anargis