COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counter-revolutionist mean? 

• COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST (noun)
  The noun COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST has 1 sense:

1. a revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

  Familiarity information: COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNTER-REVOLUTIONIST (noun)

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Meaning:

A revolutionary whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by an earlier revolution

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

counter-revolutionist; counterrevolutionary; counterrevolutionist

Hypernyms ("counter-revolutionist" is a kind of...):

revolutionary; revolutionist; subversive; subverter (a radical supporter of political or social revolution)