putschist

See also: Putschist

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Putschist. Equivalent to putsch +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpʊtʃɪst/

Noun

putschist (plural putschists)

1. One who participates in a putsch. [from 19th c.]
   • 1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 150:

     The Forum itself would always, henceforth, wield a strange kind of mesmeric fascination upon the mob demagogue or would-be putschist.

   • 2025 March 6, “Five jailed for far-right plot to overthrow German government”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     The alleged putschists are said to have taken inspiration from the global QAnon movement.

Synonyms

• putscher

Translations

one who participates in a putsch

Czech: pučista (cs) m Dutch: couppleger (nl) m, putschist (nl) m Estonian: putšist German: Putschist (de) m, Putschistin (de) f Greek: πραξικοπηματίας (el) m (praxikopimatías) Macedonian: пучи́ст m (pučíst), пучи́стка f (pučístka) Persian: کودتاچی (kudetâči) Portuguese: golpista (pt) Russian: путчи́ст (ru) m (putčíst), путчи́стка f (putčístka) Ukrainian: путчи́ст m (putčýst)

Anagrams

• stitch-ups

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Putschist (dated)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Putschist. Equivalent to putsch +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /putˈʃɪst/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: put‧schist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

putschist m (plural putschisten, no diminutive)

1. a putschist [from ca. 1919]

   Synonyms: couppleger, staatsgrijper