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Westernizer

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From westernize + -er.

noun Westernizers

  1. historical A member of a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government. In both the works mentioned above Plekhanov showed himself to be an extreme Westernizer, as he remained throughout his life.

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noun Supporter of 19th century ideology

Françaisoccidentaliste
DeutschWestler
Русскийза́падник západnik

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@misc{westernizer_2026,
  title = {Westernizer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/westernizer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}