Meanings
noundiversionist (plural diversionists)
plural diversionists
- One engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities.
- A person who deviates politically.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From diversion + -ist; first attested c. 1937.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian диверса́нт, диверса́нтка
- диверса́нт (diversánt)one engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities
- диверса́нтка (diversántka)one engaged in diversionary, disruptive, or subversive activities
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APA
diversionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diversionist
MLA
“diversionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diversionist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diversionist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diversionist.
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