leftist

English

Etymology

From left +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛftɪst/

Noun

leftist (plural leftists)

A person who holds views associated with the political left.

Synonyms

left-winger

Translations

a person who holds views associated with the political left

Arabic: يَسَارِيّ‎ m (yasāriyy) يَسَارِيّة‎ f (yasāriyya)
Catalan: esquerrà (ca), esquerrer (ca)
Czech: levičák (cs) m
Esperanto: maldekstrulo
Finnish: vasemmistolainen (fi)
Georgian: მემარცხენე (memarcxene)
German: Linkspolitiker m, links Stehender m
Hebrew: שְׂמֹאלָנִי‎ m (s'molaní), שְׂמֹאלָנִית‎ f (s'molanít)
Italian: sinistroide (it) m or f
Kazakh: солшыл (solşıl)

Macedonian: левичар m (levičar)
Persian: چپ‌گرا‎ (čap-garâ)
Polish: lewicowiec (pl) m
Portuguese: esquerdista (pt) m or f
Spanish: izquierdista (es) m or f
Tagalog: maka-kaliwa
Turkish: solcu (tr)
Yiddish: לינקיסט‎ m (linkist)

Adjective

leftist (comparative more leftist, superlative most leftist)

Of or pertaining to the political left.

Translations

Pertaining to the political left

Arabic: يَسَارِيّ‎ m (yasāriyy) يَسَارِيّة‎ f (yasāriyya)
Catalan: esquerrà (ca), esquerrer (ca)
Czech: levicový
Finnish: vasemmistolainen (fi)
German: linksorientiert, linksstehend
Hebrew: שׂמֹאלָנִי‎ (s'molaní)
Italian: sinistroide (it), sinistrorso (it)

Kazakh: солшыл (solşıl)
Polish: lewicowy (pl) m
Portuguese: de esquerda, esquerdista (pt)
Spanish: izquierdista (es) m or f
Swedish: vänster-
Yiddish: לינקיסטיש‎ (linkistish)

Derived terms

far-leftist

Coordinate terms

See also

lefty

Anagrams

ittself, liftest

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