leftist

English

Etymology

From left +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛftɪst/

Noun

leftist (plural leftists)

A person who holds views associated with the political left.

Synonyms

left-winger

Translations

a person who holds views associated with the political left

Czech: levičák (cs) m
Esperanto: maldekstrulo
Finnish: vasemmistolainen (fi)
Georgian: მემარცხენე (memarcxene)
German: Linkspolitiker m, links Stehender m
Hebrew: שְׂמֹאלָנִי‎‎ m (s'molaní), שְׂמֹאלָנִית‎‎ f (s'molanít)
Italian: sinistroide m, f
Kazakh: солшыл (solşıl)

Macedonian: левичар m (levičar)
Persian: چپ‌گرا‎‎ (čap-garâ)
Polish: lewicowiec (pl) m
Portuguese: esquerdista (pt) m, f
Spanish: izquierdista (es) m, f
Tagalog: maka-kaliwa
Turkish: solcu (tr)
Yiddish: לינקיסט‎‎ m (linkist)

Adjective

leftist (comparative more leftist, superlative most leftist)

Of or pertaining to the political left.

Translations

Pertaining to the political left

Czech: levicový
Finnish: vasemmistolainen (fi)
German: linksorientiert, linksstehend
Hebrew: שׂמֹאלָנִי‎‎ (s'molaní)
Italian: sinistroide, sinistrorso (it)
Kazakh: солшыл (solşıl)

Polish: lewicowy (pl) m
Portuguese: de esquerda, esquerdista (pt)
Spanish: izquierdista (es) m, f
Swedish: vänster-
Yiddish: לינקיסטיש‎‎ (linkistish)

Derived terms

far-leftist

Coordinate terms

See also

lefty

Anagrams

ittself, liftest

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