different between propagandist vs activist

English

Etymology

From propaganda +? -ist, after French propagandiste.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??p???and?st/

Noun

propagandist (plural propagandists)

1. A person who disseminates propaganda. [from 18th c.]

Translations

Adjective

propagandist (comparative more propagandist, superlative most propagandist)

1. Consisting of or spreading propaganda. [from 19th c.]
   • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 87:

     Of course many of these accounts were propagandist in intention and designed for an unsophisticated audience.

Anagrams

• strappadoing

Romanian

Etymology

From French propagandiste

Noun

propagandist m (plural propagandi?ti)

1. propagandist

Declension

English

Etymology

active +? -ist

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æk.t?.v?st/

Noun

activist (plural activists)

1. One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.
2. One who is conspicuously active in carrying out any occupational or professional functions.

Synonyms

• mover and shaker

Derived terms

• activistic
• direct activist

Related terms

• activism

Translations

Adjective

activist (comparative more activist, superlative most activist)

1. Behaving as an activist.

Dutch

Etymology

Originated in the early 20th century. Equivalent to actief +? -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??k.ti?v?st/
• Hyphenation: ac?ti?vist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

activist m (plural activisten, feminine activiste)

1. An activist.
2. (historical) A Flemish nationalist who cooperated with the occupying German Empire during the First World War.

Derived terms

• activistisch

Related terms

• activisme

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: aktivis

Romanian

Noun

activist m (plural activi?ti, feminine equivalent activist?)

1. activist

Declension