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LEFT-WINGER (left-winger)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does left-winger mean? 

LEFT-WINGER (noun)
  The noun LEFT-WINGER has 1 sense:

1. a person who belongs to the political leftplay

  Familiarity information: LEFT-WINGER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEFT-WINGER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who belongs to the political left

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

collectivist; left-winger; leftist

Hypernyms ("left-winger" is a kind of...):

socialist (a political advocate of socialism)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "left-winger"):

pink; pinko (a person with mildly leftist political views)


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