I. -_lə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: French nihiliste, from Latin nihil nothing + French -iste -ist
1. : an advocate of nihilism
2.
[Russian nigilist, from French nihiliste ]
: a member of a Russian nihilistic party resorting to terrorism
II. adjective
or ni·hi·lis·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|listik
: of, relating to, or characterized by nihilism
• ni·hi·lis·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē adverb