"factionist" meaning in English

See factionist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: factionists [plural]
Etymology: From faction + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|faction|ist}} faction + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} factionist (plural factionists)
  1. A member of a faction.
    Sense id: en-factionist-en-noun-lTG0Pg9Z
  2. One who promotes strife or discord.
    Sense id: en-factionist-en-noun-XTqD0nWN 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: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94

Inflected forms

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