"Spartist" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Spartist [comparative], most Spartist [superlative]
Etymology: From Dave Spart (“stereotypical left-winger”) + -ist, itself a clipping of Spartacist (“member of the communist Spartacist League”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Dave Spart|ist|t1=stereotypical left-winger}} Dave Spart (“stereotypical left-winger”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} Spartist (comparative more Spartist, superlative most Spartist)
  1. (humorous) Far-left, particularly of a revolutionary but bourgeois nature. Tags: humorous Categories (topical): Private Eye
    Sense id: en-Spartist-en-adj-hS0Mubuz Disambiguation of Private Eye: 84 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4

Noun [English]

Forms: Spartists [plural]
Etymology: From Dave Spart (“stereotypical left-winger”) + -ist, itself a clipping of Spartacist (“member of the communist Spartacist League”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Dave Spart|ist|t1=stereotypical left-winger}} Dave Spart (“stereotypical left-winger”) + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} Spartist (plural Spartists)
  1. (humorous) A left-winger, particularly a revolutionary but bourgeois one. Tags: humorous Synonyms: champagne socialist
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