revolutionary

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution
  2. adjective markedly new or introducing radical change
  3. adjective of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn

Etymology

Compare French révolutionnaire; equivalent to revolution + -ary.

In classic literature

Synonyms

revolutionist, subversive, subverter

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