ˈanə(r)kə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: anarchy + -ist
1. : one who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power
the drawing-room anarchist , the literary rebel, the artistic iconoclast lay down the law for all of us — C.H.Grandgent
2. : one who believes in, advocates, or promotes anarchism or anarchy ; especially : one who uses violent means to overthrow the established order
I feel like an anarchist ! I want to blow up the whole town — Sinclair Lewis