Definition of Reactionist

1. Adjective. Extremely conservative.

Exact synonyms: Far-right, Reactionary
Similar to: Right
Derivative terms: Reaction, Reactionary

Definition of Reactionist

1. n. A reactionary.

Definition of Reactionist

1. Adjective. reactionary ¹

2. Noun. reactionary ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reactionist

reaction propulsion
reaction quotient
reaction save
reaction time
reaction turbine
reaction turbines
reaction vessel
reaction vessels
reactional
reactionaries
reactionarily
reactionary
reactionaryism
reactionaryisms
reactionism
reactionist
reactionists
reactionless
reactions
reactivable
reactivatable
reactivate
reactivated
reactivates
reactivating
reactivation
reactivations
reactivator
reactivators
reactive

Literary usage of Reactionist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1908)
"ROOSEVELT AS A Reactionist. BY GEORGE LEWELLYN REES. THE GROWING unpopularity of President Roosevelt would have been impossible if he had carried out the ..."

2. Judaism at Rome: B. C. 76 to A. D. 140 by Frederic Huidekoper (1876)
"Cicero a Reactionist. The aristocracy, after their victory over Catiline, which, in some points, was a victory also over the common people, undertook to ..."

3. The Aftermath of Slavery: A Study of the Condition and Environment of the by William Albert Sinclair (1905)
"What the reactionist really wants is a negro just fit for the task of a ... Therefore, quite logically, the reactionist abhors the educated negro. ..."

4. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1885)
"Early in April Ortega entered Aguascalientes, the reactionist Ramirez retreating, ... Uraga was on his way to concentrate at Zacatecas when the reactionist ..."

5. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1885)
"Ortega next went to Zacatecas; Ramirez had gone to Fresnillo. Uraga was on his way to concentrate at Zacatecas when the reactionist ..."

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