/di fee"tist/ , n.
1. a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.
2. an advocate or follower of defeatism as a public policy.
adj.
3. marked by defeatism.
[ 1915-20; DEFEAT + -IST, modeled on F défaitiste ]
/di fee"tist/ , n.
1. a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism.
2. an advocate or follower of defeatism as a public policy.
adj.
3. marked by defeatism.
[ 1915-20; DEFEAT + -IST, modeled on F défaitiste ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012