Spartacist

English

Etymology

From Spartacus +‎ -ist.

Noun

Spartacist (plural Spartacists)

1. (historical) A supporter of Spartacus, who led a slave rebellion against the ancient Roman Empire.
2. (historical) A member of the Spartacus League, a left-wing Marxist revolutionary movement in Germany during and just after World War I.

   Synonym: Spartacide

3. A member of the modern Spartacist League, or International Communist League, a Trotskyist international organisation.

Translations

supporter of Spartacus

member of Spartacus League in Germany

• Finnish: spartakisti

member of modern Spartacist League

• Finnish: spartakisti