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imperialist¹

  • /ɪmˈpɪəɹiəlɪst/

Where it comes from

From imperial + -ist, after French impérialiste.

adjective more imperialist · most imperialist

  1. Of, or relating to imperialism. On the other hand, the nationalitarian phenomenon is one in which the struggle against the imperialist powers of occupation has as its object, beyond the clearing of the national territory, the independence and sovereignty of the national State, uprooting in depth the positions of the ex-colonial po

noun imperialists

  1. An advocate of imperialism. "The Japanese imperialists enforced the harshest colonial rule in history over Korea, bringing unspeakably horrible misfortune and sufferings and disasters to the Korean nation," said a spokesman for the Central Committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea, according to the state

Imperialist²

noun Imperialists

  1. attributive, historical, sometimes An agent or official working on behalf of the Empire of Japan.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: colonialist, colonial, empire, imperial, militarist, militarism, expansionist, empire-builder, hegemonist, dominionist, colonizer, suzerain, overlord, territorialist, conqueror, occupier

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adj of or relating to imperialism

Españolimperialista
Portuguêsimperialista
Françaisimpérialiste
Deutschimperialistisch
Italianoimperialista
Ελληνικάιμπεριαλιστικός imperialistikós
Românăimperialist
Русскийимпериалисти́ческий imperialistíčeskij
العربيةإِمْبَرِيَالِيّ ʔimbariyāliyy

noun advocate of imperialism

Españolimperialista
한국어제국주의자 jegukjuuija
日本語帝国主義者 teikokushugisha
中文帝國主義者 /帝国主义者 dìguózhǔyìzhě
Kiswahilibeberu
Portuguêsimperialista
Françaisimpérialiste
DeutschImperialist, Imperialistin
Italianoimperialista
Ελληνικάιμπεριαλιστής imperialistís, ιμπεριαλίστρια imperialístria
Românăimperialist, imperialistă
Русскийимпериали́ст imperialíst, империали́стка imperialístka, импе́рец impérec
العربيةإِمْبَرِيَالِيّ ʔimbariyāliyy, إِمْبِرْيالِيَّة ʔimbiryāliyya
עבריתאִימפֵּרִיאָלִיסְט imperyalíst

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@misc{imperialist_2026,
  title = {imperialist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/imperialist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}