Meanings
plural putschists
- One who participates in a putsch.First known use 19th c.
The alleged putschists are said to have taken inspiration from the global QAnon movement.
2025 March 6, “Five jailed for far-right plot to overthrow German government”, in The Guardian, →ISSN1 more example
The Forum itself would always, henceforth, wield a strange kind of mesmeric fascination upon the mob demagogue or would-be putschist.
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 150Synonyms: putscher
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who participates in a putsch.
Origin
- GermanPutschist
- Englishputschist
Borrowed from German Putschist. Equivalent to putsch + -ist.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech pučista
- pučistaone who participates in a putsch
Dutch couppleger, putschist
- coupplegerone who participates in a putsch
- putschistone who participates in a putsch
Estonian putšist
- putšistone who participates in a putsch
German Putschist, Putschistin
- Putschistone who participates in a putsch
- Putschistinone who participates in a putsch
Greek πραξικοπηματίας
- πραξικοπηματίας (praxikopimatías)one who participates in a putsch
Persian کودتاچی
- کودتاچی (kudetâči)one who participates in a putsch
Polish puczysta, puczystka
- puczystaone who participates in a putsch
- puczystkaone who participates in a putsch
Portuguese golpista
- golpistaone who participates in a putsch
Russian путчи́ст, путчи́стка
- путчи́ст (putčíst)one who participates in a putsch
- путчи́стка (putčístka)one who participates in a putsch
Ukrainian путчи́ст
- путчи́ст (putčýst)one who participates in a putsch
Cite this entry
putschist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putschist
“putschist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putschist. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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