conspiracy theorist

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kənˈspɪɹəsi θɪəɹɪst/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kənˈspɪɹəsi θi.əɹəst/, /- θɪɹəst/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /kənˈspɪɹəsiː θɪəɹəst/, /- θiːəɹəst/
(General New Zealand) IPA^(key): /kɘnˈspɘɹɘsiː θiəɹɘst/, /- θiːɘɹɘst/

Noun

conspiracy theorist (plural conspiracy theorists)

(derogatory) One who believes in, follows, or advances a conspiracy theory.

Synonyms

conspiratard (slang, derogatory)
conspiracist
tinfoil hat
truther (may or may not be pejorative)
conspiracy analyst (not pejorative)
historical revisionist

Translations

one who believes in a conspiracy theory

Chinese:
Mandarin: 陰謀論者, 阴谋论者 (yīnmóulùnzhě)
Danish: konspirationsteoretiker c
Dutch: aluhoedje n, complotdenker m, complottheoreticus m, samenzweringstheoreticus m
Finnish: salaliittoteoreetikko (fi)
German: Verschwörungstheoretiker (de) m, Verschwörungstheoretikerin (de) f, Konspirationstheoretiker m, Konspirationstheoretikerin f
Polish: teoretyk spiskowy m, teoretyczka spiskowa f

Russian: теоре́тик за́говора m (teorétik zágovora)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: теоретичар завере m, теоретичарка завере f, теоретичар завјере m, теоретичарка завјере f, теоретичар уроте m, теоретичарка уроте f

Roman: teoretičar zavere m, teoretičarka zavere f, teoretičar zavjere m, teoretičarka zavjere f, teoretičar urote m, teoretičarka urote f
Spanish: conspiracionista m or f, conspirólogo m, conspiranoico m (informal, pejorative)
Swedish: konspirationsteoretiker c

See also

(US) crackpot (slang)
(UK) crank (slang)

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