anarchiste

anarchist

noun adjective ah-nar-SHEEST Rare

Origin: From Greek anarchia, 'absence of a ruler'.

Usage Note

Anarchiste is both a noun (an anarchist) and an adjective (anarchist, anarchistic). It is invariable for gender as a noun but takes feminine agreement as an adjective: une pensée anarchiste. In colloquial French it can loosely describe someone who disregards rules, beyond its strict political sense.

Examples

"Il se dit anarchiste depuis longtemps."

Natural Translation

He has called himself an anarchist for a long time.

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