"conspiracist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more conspiracist [comparative], most conspiracist [superlative]
Etymology: conspiracy + -ist Etymology templates: {{af|en|conspiracy|-ist}} conspiracy + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} conspiracist (comparative more conspiracist, superlative most conspiracist)
  1. Related to conspiracy theories.
    Sense id: en-conspiracist-en-adj-wWpW8yWS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51

Noun

Forms: conspiracists [plural]
Etymology: conspiracy + -ist Etymology templates: {{af|en|conspiracy|-ist}} conspiracy + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} conspiracist (plural conspiracists)
  1. A person who puts forward a conspiracy theory. Synonyms: conspiracy theorist
    Sense id: en-conspiracist-en-noun-2Xp1mJMm Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 49 51

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