Etymology

putschist

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Today it means: One who participates in a putsch. Full definition →

First used 19th c.German Putschist
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  1. German · borrowed fromPutschist
  2. English todayputschist

Borrowed from German Putschist. Equivalent to putsch + -ist.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. One who participates in a putsch.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.