Etymology

Hébertist

Today it means: A member of a radical revolutionary political group that came to power during the Reign of Terror and played a significant role in the French Revolution. Full definition →

French hébertiste
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  1. French · borrowed fromhébertiste
  2. English todayHébertist

Borrowed from French hébertiste, named after the populist journalist Jacques Hébert.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.