n.
Pronunciation: -nist
Function: noun
Date: 1840
1 : an adherent or advocate of communism
2 capitalized : COMMUNARD
3 a capitalized : a member of a Communist party or movement b often capitalized : an adherent or advocate of a Communist government, party, or movement
4 often capitalized : one held to engage in left-wing, subversive, or revolutionary activities
– communist adjective often cap
– com · mu · nis · tic \ ˌ käm-y ə - ' nis-tik, -yü- \ adjective often cap
– com · mu · nis · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb