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Spartacist
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English
Etymology 1
From en Spartacus ist.
Noun
en historical A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.
Translations
supporter of Spartacus
Catalan: ca espartaquista m f
French: fr spartakiste m f
Etymology 2
From en de Spartakist, from de Spartakus (pen name of the Spartacus League’s co-founder Karl Liebknecht) + de -ist;n 1205857836 equivalent to en Spartacus ist.
Noun
en historical A member of the Spartacus League, a left-wing Marxist revolutionary movement in Germany during and just after World War I.
en Spartacide
A member of the modern Spartacist League, or International Communist League, a Trotskyist international organisation.
Translations
member of Spartacus League in Germany
Finnish: fi spartakisti
member of modern Spartacist League
Finnish: fi spartakisti
References
en eponyms
en Communism