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extremist

/ɛkˈstɹimɪst/

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What does extremist mean?

noun

  1. A person who holds extreme views, especially one who advocates such views; a radical or fanatic.

adjective

  1. Holding extreme views, especially on a political or religious subject.
  2. Of or relating to extremism.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛkˈstɹimɪst/

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But also with regard to environment she is an extremist.
Hans GrossCriminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and StudentsTranslated by Horace Meyer KallenProject Gutenberg ebook #1320
In the courts of law one occasionally encounters a male extremist who tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, even when it is against his cause, but no such woman has ever been on view since the days of Justinian.
H. L. (Henry Louis) MenckenIn Defense of WomenProject Gutenberg ebook #1270