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Spartacist

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Spartacus +‎ -ist.

Noun

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Spartacist (plural Spartacists)

  1. (historical) A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.
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Etymology 2

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From German Spartakist, from Spartakus (pen name of the Spartacus League’s co-founder Karl Liebknecht) + -ist;[1] equivalent to Spartacus +‎ -ist.

Noun

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Spartacist (plural Spartacists)

  1. (historical) A member of the Spartacus League, a left-wing Marxist revolutionary movement in Germany during and just after World War I.
    Synonym: Spartacide
  2. A member of the modern Spartacist League, or International Communist League, a Trotskyist international organisation.
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References

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  1. ^ “Spartacist, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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