ligist

See also: Ligist

Swedish

Etymology

liga +‎ -ist, originally in the sense "gang member" and/or "a member of the Catholic League" (which was involved in a war against Sweden during the Thirty Years' War). Cognate of English leaguist.

Noun

ligist c

1. a member of a group causing trouble, e.g. by vandalizing or harassing; a troublemaker, a hooligan, a vandal

Declension

Declension of ligist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ligist	ligists
	definite	ligisten	ligistens
plural	indefinite	ligister	ligisters
	definite	ligisterna	ligisternas

See also

• huligan (“hooligan”)
• vandal

References

• ligist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ligist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ligist in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)