Spartacist

/ (ˈspɑːtəsɪst) /

noun

a member of a group of German radical socialists formed in 1916 and in 1919 becoming the German Communist Party, led by Karl Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg

Word Origin for Spartacist

C20: from the pen name Spartacus adopted by Karl Liebknecht

Words nearby Spartacist

sparrowgrass, sparrowhawk, sparry, sparse, sparta, Spartacist, spartacus, spartan, spartanburg, sparteine, sparti

Example sentences from the Web for spartacist

  • The handsomest and most intelligent man I've met in Germany was a Spartacist, a film actor by profession.

    The New Germany |George Young

  • How many combinations does that give in which to find the perfect expression of a Spartacist commandant of a Hohenzollern castle.

    The New Germany |George Young