COUNTERREVOLUTIONIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

counter-revolutionist; counterrevolutionary; counterrevolutionist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

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

Derivation:

counterrevolution (a revolution whose aim is to reverse the changes introduced by a previous revolution)

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