I. ˈmärksə̇st, ˈmȧk- noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Karl Marx + English -ist
: a follower of Marx : an adherent of Marxism
some of the keenest philosophic minds among the early Russian Marxists — G.L.Kline
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Marxism or Marxists
the Marxist doctrine … based on the definition of all value as being created by labor — Paul Alpert
forces inspired by Marxist thought threaten to engulf more and more of the free world — A.G.Meyer