LIBERTARIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does libertarian mean? 

• LIBERTARIAN (noun)
  The noun LIBERTARIAN has 2 senses:

1. an advocate of libertarianism

2. someone who believes the doctrine of free will

  Familiarity information: LIBERTARIAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIBERTARIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An advocate of libertarianism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("libertarian" is a kind of...):

advocate; advocator; exponent; proponent (a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "libertarian"):

civil libertarian (a libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection of civil liberties)

economic libertarian (a libertarian who advocates maximizing individual rights and minimizing the role of the state)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who believes the doctrine of free will

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("libertarian" is a kind of...):

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

Antonym:

necessitarian (someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will)